Herbert Joseph Ash
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1935–1940
Preceded byFrank Grisdale
Succeeded byNorman Cook
ConstituencyOlds
Personal details
Born(1878-03-13)March 13, 1878
London, England[1]
DiedMarch 14, 1959(1959-03-14) (aged 81)

Herbert Joseph Ash (1878-1959) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940. Ash served as a member of the Governing Social Credit caucus, and later as an Independent Social Credit member while representing the electoral district of Olds.

Political career

Ash ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Olds as a candidate for the Social Credit party. Ash won a huge majority taking 66% of the vote defeating three other candidates including incumbent Agriculture Minister Frank Grisdale.[2] In 1937, Ash was one of the insurgents in the Social Credit backbenchers' revolt.[3]

Ash was removed from the Social Credit caucus citing a difference of opinion with Premier William Aberhart in 1940. The Social Credit Candidate Advisory Board refused to let him run for the party. He was dropped as a candidate by the Social Credit advisory board.[4] Ash decided to stand for re-election anyway as an Independent Social Credit candidate.[5]

Ash faced off in a three-way battle with Grisdale, who this time ran as an Independent and Social Credit candidate Norman Cook. The first vote showed Ash easily defeated running a distant third place. Grisdale was leading 110 votes ahead of Cook. Grisdale did not have a 50% majority so the Ash's second preferences were counted. Most of the second choices game Cook just enough votes to win the district and defeat Grisdale.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 1939.
  2. ↑ "Olds results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  3. ↑ Mardon, Austin (June 2013). Alberta Anglican Politicians. ISBN 9781897472873.
  4. ↑ "S.C. Board Drops MacLachlan, Ash". Edmonton Journal. February 27, 1940. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "S.C. Row in Olds riding". Vol XXXIII No. 76. The Lethbridge Daily Herald. March 9, 1940. pp. 1, 3.
  6. ↑ "Olds results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.


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