Gerrit Radstaak

Gerrit Joseph Radstaak (September 4, 1914 – May 1, 1996) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

Gerrit Joseph Radstaak
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
May 23, 1967  August 30, 1971
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
ConstituencyStrathcona South
Personal details
Born(1914-09-04)September 4, 1914
Winterswijk, the Netherlands[1]
DiedMay 1, 1996(1996-05-01) (aged 81)[2]
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Radstaak first ran for a seat in the 1967 Alberta general election as the Social Credit candidate in the new electoral district of Strathcona South. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Oscar Kruger, a former player for the Edmonton Eskimos, and two other candidates with 40% of the popular vote.[3]

Strathcona South was abolished in the 1971 boundary redistribution, and Radstaak ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Avonmore in the election held that year. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Horst Schmid.[4]

Radstaak ran again in the 1975 general election and was again defeated by Schmid in a landslide.[5]

References

  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1971). "Guide parlementaire canadien". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Gerrit Joseph Radstaak – Alberta Hansard" (PDF). 2 May 1996. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. "Strathcona South results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  4. "Edmonton-Avonmore results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  5. "Edmonton-Avonmore results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
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