Peter John Enzenauer (February 2, 1878 – April 11, 1951) was a provincial politician from

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. He served as a member of the

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from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

Enzenauer ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time 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 ...

as a candidate for the United Farmers. He won a two way race in the electoral district of Alexandra with over 88% of the popular vote. Enzenauer ran for a second term 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 t ...

. He fought a three way race to keep his seat. His margin of victory dropped but he still returned to office with a big majority. Enzenauer faced a two battle running for his third term in office in the

1930 Alberta general election Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condit ...

. His popular vote increased, and he won a big majority over Liberal candidate F.H. Dunstan. Enzenauer ran for a fourth term in office in the

1935 Alberta general election The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farme ...

but was defeated in a landslide by Social Credit candidate

Selmer Berg Selmer Allan Berg (August 7, 1886 – September 17, 1966) was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1948, sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. ...

. He finished a distant second in the five way race.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Enzenauer, Peter United Farmers of Alberta MLAs 1951 deaths 1878 births People from Red Bud, Illinois American emigrants to Canada