Neville Roper
Neville Sydney Roper | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971 |
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Preceded by | Glen Johnston |
Succeeded by | Don McCrimmon |
Constituency | Ponoka |
Personal details | |
Born | Camrose, Alberta[1] |
March 5, 1922
Political party | Social Credit |
Occupation | politician |
Neville Sydney Roper (born March 5, 1922) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Roper ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Social Credit candidate in the Ponoka electoral district in the 1963 Alberta general election. He finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston.[2]
Roper ran for provincial office for the second time in the 1967 Alberta general election. He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.[3]
Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon. He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second.[4]