David Lush | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940 | |
| Preceded by | William Smith |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Constituency | Empress |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1887 |
| Died | November 8, 1960(1960-11-08) (aged 72) |
| Party | Social Credit |
David Lush (December 31, 1887 – November 8, 1960) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.12
Political career
Lush ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Empress for the 1935 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent William Smith and other candidate with a landslide majority to pick up the seat for his party.3
Empress merged with Bow Valley in the 1939 boundary redistribution to form Bow Valley-Empress. Lush retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.
References
References
- Pierre G. Normandin; A. Léopold Normandin (1938). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin.
- "David Lush Dies at 72". Calgary Albertan. Nov 10, 1960. p. 2.
- "Empress Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2010.