Ronald Earl Ansley was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
18 Facts About Ronald Ansley
1.
2.
Ronald Ansley served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and as an Independent.
3.
Ronald Ansley defeated incumbent Arthur Mitchell and two other candidates by a wide majority to pick up the seat for his party.
4.
Ronald Ansley ran for re-election in the 1940 Alberta general election.
5.
The 1944 Alberta general election saw Ronald Ansley run for a third term in office.
6.
Ronald Ansley won a larger majority to easily hold his seat in the three way race.
7.
Ronald Ansley held that post until February 23,1948 when he resigned.
8.
Ronald Ansley despite becoming increasingly unhappy with the Social Credit government over implementation of Douglas Monetary Reforms ran for re-election in the 1948 Alberta general election.
9.
Ronald Ansley was returned to office for his fourth term easily defeating the two other candidates.
10.
Ronald Ansley who was a member of the group was not expelled and openly opposed the expulsions.
11.
The Social Credit League formally asked the government in 1949 to expel all members of caucus including Ronald Ansley who held membership in the Douglas Social Credit Council.
12.
Ronald Ansley was expelled from caucus on June 16,1952 after attending a nomination convention asking Bourcier to run as an Independent Social Credit candidate.
13.
Ronald Ansley won a hotly contested race on the second ballot defeating two other candidates to return to his fifth term in office.
14.
Ronald Ansley ran for a sixth term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election.
15.
Ronald Ansley ran for a seventh term in the 1959 Alberta general election.
16.
Ronald Ansley held his seat easily defeating two other candidates as no official Social Credit candidate ran against him.
17.
Ronald Ansley ran for an eighth term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election.
18.
Ronald Ansley was defeated by Social Credit candidate James Douglas Henderson finishing a distant third place in a field of six candidates.