Harry Leinweber
| Harry C. Leinweber | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office January 19, 1961 – 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth Robinson |
| Succeeded by | William Wyse |
| Constituency | Medicine Hat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1907 Saratov, Russia[1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Occupation | Insurance Underwriter |
Harry C. Leinweber (January 6, 1907 – March 19, 1992) is a former insurance underwriter and a municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1961 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Political career
Leinweber served as a municipal Alderman for the city of Medicine Hat from 1944 to 1950 and ran for mayor twice but was unsuccessful.
Leinweber ran for a seat to the Alberta legislature for the first time in a by-election held on January 19, 1961 in the electoral district of Medicine Hat. He faced three other candidates in a hotly contested race, winning just under half the popular vote to win his seat in the legislature and hold the district for Social Credit.[2]
Leinweber stood for a second term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election. He improved his vote percentage winning over 51% of the popular vote in the district over three other candidates to win.[3]
Leinweber ran for his third and final term in the 1967 Alberta general election. He just barely held onto his seat winning over a fractured opposition. Leinweber won the district with just 40% of the popular vote defeating future MLA Jim Horsman.[4] He retired from the Legislature at dissolution in 1971.
