John Drobot (July 3, 1926 – January 17, 1998) is a former provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1982 to 1993.

Political career

Drobot ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the

1982 Alberta general election The 1982 Alberta general election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. History Less than four years had passed since the Progressive Conservatives won their landslide victory in 1979. Premie ...

. He won the electoral district of

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with a large plurality to hold the district for the Progressive Conservatives. He was reelected in the

1986 Alberta general election The 1986 Alberta general election was held on May 8, 1986, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Peter Lougheed, who had created the modern Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Alberta Progressive Conservatives, ...

. He won that race with a significantly reduced plurality, as second place was closely contested by the Representative Party and the NDP. Drobot ran for his third and final term in office in the

1989 Alberta general election The 1989 Alberta general election was held on March 20, 1989, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Many political observers were surprised by the early election call as less than three years had passed since the previous el ...

. He defeated Liberal candidate and future MLA

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. He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993. Drobot died on January 17, 1998.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Drobot, John Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1926 births 1998 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta