Alfred Speakman

Alfred Speakman
Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons
In office
1921–1935
Preceded by Michael Clark
Succeeded by Eric Joseph Poole
Constituency Red Deer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 21, 1940 – November 4, 1943
Preceded by Alfred Hooke
Succeeded by David Ure
Constituency Red Deer
Personal details
Born August 24, 1880
Dundee, Scotland
Died November 4, 1943(1943-11-04) (aged 63)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political party United Farmers of Alberta
Residence Red Deer, Alberta

Alfred Speakman (August 24, 1880 – November 4, 1943) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

Federal political career

Speakman was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 federal election in the district of Red Deer under the banner of the United Farmers of Alberta. He was re-elected in 1925, 1926 and 1930.

In the 1935 federal election he ran as a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and finished a distant third to Social Credit candidate Eric Joseph Poole.

Provincial political career

Speakman was instrumental in the Unity Movement which united Alberta's opposition parties against the Social Credit government. On October 12, 1937 Speakman, as a long-serving Member of Parliament, brought delegates from the United Farmers, Conservatives, Liberals and some disillusioned Social Crediters to a conference in Red Deer that brought the Unity coalition together.[1]

Speakman ran as an independent in Red Deer in the 1940 Alberta general election and was elected with a comfortable vote margin after ballot transfers. Speakman served as an independent in the Unity caucus until his death in 1943.

Speakman served briefly as Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta in 1942.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Speakman makes plea for unification of all political parties". Grand Prairie Herald. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Speakers Corner, Leaders of the Official Opposition, Alberta Hansard" (PDF). Alberta Legislative Assembly. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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