Donald H. Sparrow

Donald Hugh Sparrow (November 21, 1935 – July 10, 1993) was a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993.

Donald Hugh Sparrow
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Wetaskiwin-Leduc
In office
1982–1993
Preceded byDallas Schmidt
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Personal details
Born(1935-11-21)November 21, 1935
DiedJuly 10, 1993(1993-07-10) (aged 57)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Political career

Sparrow ran for a seat as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won the Wetaskiwin-Leduc electoral district with a super majority, defeating three other candidates and winning with a 9000 vote plurality over second place candidate Bill Hosford from the Western Canada Concept.[1] He was re-elected with a substantially smaller majority in the 1986 Alberta general election. Sparrow lost 7,100 votes from his 1982 total, the field of five candidates turned into a two-way race between New Democratic candidate Dick Devries and Sparrow. On election night Sparrow hung on to his district winning a 2000 vote plurality over Devries.[2] Sparrow ran for his third and final term in the 1989 Alberta general election. His margin of victory shrank as he won a hotly contested three-way election.[3] He retired from public office at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993 and died a few weeks later in an automobile accident.[4]

References
  1. "Wetaskiwin-Leduc results 1982 general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. "Wetaskiwin-Leduc results 1986 general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  3. "Wetaskiwin-Leduc results 1989 general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Dallas Schmidt		 MLA Wetaskiwin-Leduc
1982-1993		 Succeeded by
District Abolished
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