Charles Edward Johnston

Charles Edward Johnston (born: February 12, 1899 Bay Mills, Michigan - died: December 1, 1971) was a teacher and a long serving Canadian federal politician.

[edit] Political career

Johnston first ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Edward Joseph Garland to win his first term in office. Johnston ran for re-election in the 1940 Canadian federal election. The election was hotly contested, he defeated 4 other candidates including former Alberta provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly Aylmer Liesemer.

Johnston would increase his margin of victory winning his 3rd term in office in the 1945 Canadian federal election. The 1949 Canadian federal election would bring Johnston his largest vote total as he defeated 5 other candidates to win his 4th consecutive term in office. He would be re-elected to a 5th term in office with another comfortable plurality in the 1953 Canadian federal election. Johnston would suffer near defeat in the 1957 Canadian federal election winning by just 300 votes over Progressive Conservative candidate Eldon Woolliams. Parliament would be dissolved a year later, and this time Johnston would be defeated in a landslide, after faceing Woolliams once again in the 1958 Canadian federal election.^[1]