Frederick William Lundy (November 10, 1878 – November 17, 1928) was a lawyer and provincial level 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 opposition

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caucus.

Political career

Lundy 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 Me ...

in the electoral district of Stony Plain. He defeated Liberal candidate F.A. Smith in a straight fight to hold the district for the Conservative party. Lundy ran for a second term in office 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. The Liberal government is replaced by the United Farmers of Alberta. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed gov ...

. He was defeated by United Farmers candidate Willard Washburn finishing a distant third place in the field of four candidates. Lundy lost almost 40% of his popular vote from the 1917 general election. Lundy would attempt to win his seat back once more by running against Washburn in the

1926 Alberta general election The 1926 Alberta general election was held on June 28, 1926, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta government that had first been elected in 1921 was re-elected, taking a majority of the seats in ...

. He slightly increased his popular vote forcing the election to go to a second count but was unable to make any gains on the transferred ballots.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundy, Frederick Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1878 births 1928 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta