Succeeded by Jake Josvanger Succeeded by Joseph Dechene Constituency Bonnyville | Constituency St. Paul Name Laudas Joly Preceded by New District Role Politician | |
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Died April 30, 1960, Bonnyville, Canada Political party Alberta Social Credit Party | ||
Preceded by Prosper-Edmond Lessard | ||
Laudas Joly (August 6, 1887 – April 30, 1960) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta twice. The first time from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government and the second from 1952 to 1955 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
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Political career
Joly ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a United Farmers candidate in the 1921 Alberta general election in the St. Paul electoral district. He defeated incumbent Prosper-Edmond Lessard in a closely contested race to pick up the seat for his party.
Joly ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. He increased his popular vote easily winning the three way race to hold his seat.
Joly ran for a third term in office in the 1930 Alberta general election. He was defeated in a hotly contested two way race losing by just 18 votes to Liberal candidate Joseph Dechene.
Joly attempted to win back his seat by running in the 1935 Alberta general election. He ran against Dechene and Social Credit candidate Joseph Beaudry. The race was hotly contested. Dechene was defeated by Beaudry on the second count while Joly finished a distant third place.
Joly would attempt a political comeback many years later running in the new Bonnyville electoral district in the 1952 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate. He won the two way race with a landslide majority to pick up the new seat for his party.
Joly retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1955.
Electoral results
Second-round swing reflects increase in vote share from the first round. Overall swing is calculated from first preferences.