Edward Hulburd Prudden was a provincial politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.

Political career

Prudden ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1917 Alberta general election The 1917 Alberta general election was held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Liberals won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener. Because of World War I, eleven M ...

as a candidate for the provincial Liberals. He won a close race over Conservative candidate George McMorris by 33 votes to hold the seat for his party. Prudden ran for a second term in the

1921 Alberta general election The 1921 Alberta general election was held on July 18, 1921, to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed governments. The Liberal Party, which had governed the province since i ...

. He was defeated in a landslide in the two-way race by

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candidate Albert Sanders.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prudden, Edward Alberta Liberal Party MLAs 1859 births 1932 deaths