Rosamond Wilkinson was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada.
11 Facts About Rose Wilkinson
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Rose Wilkinson was first elected to public office as a Calgary city councillor in 1935.
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Rose Wilkinson ran as a Social Credit candidate in the Calgary provincial electoral district in the 1944 Alberta general election.
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Rose Wilkinson was the third most popular candidate in the city-wide district used at the time to elect Calgary's five MLAs.
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Rose Wilkinson ran in the 1948 Alberta general election and was elected on the First Count.
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Rose Wilkinson won a third term in office in the 1952 Alberta general election.
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Rose Wilkinson was the fifth most popular candidate in the first count, but did not take quota until the end.
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Rose Wilkinson eventually won the fourth of the six seats in Calgary.
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Rose Wilkinson ran in the new electoral district of Calgary North in 1959.
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Rose Wilkinson did not run for re-election in 1963 - she was 78 years old at the time.
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Rose Wilkinson died in Edmonton on December 18,1968, after a stroke and was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in that same city.