Preceded by John Robinson Name Elizabeth Robinson Spouse(s) John Robinson | Constituency Medicine Hat Succeeded by Harry Leinweber Role Politician | |
Died October 21, 1960, Medicine Hat, Canada Political party Alberta Social Credit Party | ||
Elizabeth Gladys Robinson (May 28, 1899 – October 21, 1960) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1953 until her death in 1960 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Robinson ran for a seat in the Medicine Hat electoral district in a by-election held on December 19, 1953, after her husband John Lyle Robinson died on October 29, 1953. Robinson was a cabinet minister and former representative in the Medicine Hat district, he died while still in office.
Robinson won the by-election by a wide margin with almost 77% of the vote in a straight fight over E.W. Horne running under the Co-operative Commonwealth banner. The by-election was very low turnout the lowest to date in the Medicine Hat district with just 28% of the voters casting a ballot.
Robinson ran for a second term in the 1955 Alberta general election. She won a large but reduced majority defeating two other candidates to hold her seat.
Robinson ran for her third and final term in the 1959 Alberta general election. She won the highest popular vote of her career despite her margin of victory dropping slightly. She held the district against three other candidates.
Robinson, like her husband, died while holding office. She was hospitalized in Medicine Hat's University Hospital on August 31, 1960, after her illness worsened. She died on October 21, 1960, from the illness, which medical staff refused to disclose.