Jim Gurnett
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Jim Gurnett was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1985 until 1986.
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[edit] Political career
Gurnett was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election for the in Spirit River-Fairview. He held the electoral district for the New Democrats after, party leader Grant Notley died in a plane crash, precipitating the by-election.[1]
The Legislature was dissolved less then a year later and he ran for a second term in office. His electoral district of Spirit River-Fairview was redistributed for the 1986 Alberta general election and he ran in the new electoral district of Dunvegan. The election was a hotly contested two way race that saw him loose by two hundred votes to Progressive Conservative candidate Glen Clegg. He would attempt to win his seat back in the 1989 Alberta general election, despite a strong showing Clegg won his second term by a larger margin. Gurnett retired from provincial politics after that election.[2]
[edit] Late life
After his brief career in public politics, Gurnett moved to Edmonton, Alberta and became the Executive Director for the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers. In 2004 he was awarded an Alberta Centennial Medal as an "Advocate".[3] In May 2007 he joined the board of directors for the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ The Spirit River-Fairview By-election. Elections Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Dunvegan Official Results 1986-1989. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Centennial Medal Recipients (A - G). Government of Alberta. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ About the ECVO. Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
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| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| Preceded by Grant Notley |
MLA Spirit River-Fairview 1985–1986 |
Succeeded by District Abolished |
