Charles Drain (politician)

Charles Duncan Drain (January 24, 1913 – January 27, 1991) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition.

Charles Duncan Drain
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1967–1975
Preceded byGarth Turcott
Succeeded byFrederick Bradley
ConstituencyPincher Creek-Crowsnest
Personal details
Born(1913-01-24)January 24, 1913
San Francisco, California[1]
DiedJanuary 27, 1991(1991-01-27) (aged 78)
Political partySocial Credit

Political career

Drain first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 general election. He defeated incumbent MLA Garth Turcott to pick up the Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district for the governing Social Credit party.[2] In the 1971 general election he defeated two other candidates.[3] In the 1975 general election his share of the popular vote fell sharply and he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Bradley.[4]

References
  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1974). Guide parlementaire canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. "Pincher Creek-Crowsnest results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2018.


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