George Russell Barker 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 Conservative caucus in opposition.

Political career

Barker ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1913 general election at the

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candidate in the Lac Ste. Anne electoral district. He was defeated by Liberal incumbent Peter Gunn in a hotly contested straight fight, losing by only 43 votes. He attempted another run for a seat in the 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 ...

, again running in Lac Ste Anne. The election was hotly contested as Barker won by 34 votes over Liberal candidate Ralph Barker. The unofficial returns had Liberal candidate winning with a majority of one vote. Early in the counting Ralph Barker had conceded the race to George Barker. This was later reversed on a recount with George Barker picking up the district for his party. Barker did not run for another term at dissolution of the Legislature at dissolution in 1921, but tried to win his seat back in the

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; he was defeated, however, finishing a distant second in the three-way race to Charles McKeen.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, George Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Australian emigrants to Canada Politicians from Melbourne Place of death missing 1881 births 1958 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta