Name Howard MacDonald Role Politician | Died October 29, 1960 | |
Preceded by James Mahaffy
William Aberhart
John Bowlen Succeeded by Arthur Smith
Grant MacEwan Born July 18, 1885
Green Hill, Pictou County, Nova Scotia ( 1885-07-18 ) Political party Independent
Social Credit | ||
Howard Burton MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1955. He held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent and later a member of Social Credit.
Political career
MacDonald ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1944 Alberta general election. He ran as an Independent candidate under the unity movement of opposition parties opposed to the Social Credit government. He finished fourth winning his seat in the 17th vote count. MacDonald ran for re-election in the 1948 Alberta general election. He won the third seat, and was the only Unity Movement Independent left.
He crossed the floor and joined the Social Credit government on March 1, 1952. His reason for crossing, was that in his belief Social Credit was the party was the best private enterprise government in Canada. His departure marked the official end to the unity movement.
MacDonald ran for re-election in the 1952 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate. He was re-elected taking the second seat. MacDonald ran for a fourth term in the 1955 Alberta general election but was defeated. He finished seventh place just short of the last seat.