Jake H. Josvanger (December 22, 1908 – June 30, 1966) was a former provincial and municipal level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. He was also a municipal councilor for the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87.

Political career

Josvanger ran for a seat to the

in the provincial election as a candidate for the Liberals. He won the

Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in East Northern Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87 surrounds the community. The community derives its name from Father Bonnin, a Roman Catholic prie ...

electoral district defeating two other candidates with just over 50% of the popular vote. He was elected later that year as a municipal councilor for the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 in the first election held after its creation in 1955. Josvanger would serve both political posts. Josvanger ran for a second term in provincial office in the

1959 Alberta general election The 1959 Alberta general election was held on June 18, 1959, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Ernest C. Manning, in his fifth election as party leader and provincial premier, led the Social Credit Party to its seventh c ...

. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Karl Nordstrom, finishing second in the three way race.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Josvanger, Jake Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Alberta municipal councillors 1966 deaths 1908 births Place of death missing 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta