Jack Shera

John "Jack" William Shera was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly from 1898 until 1905, representing the district of Victoria in what is now eastern Alberta.

John William Shera
Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly
In office
1898–1905
Preceded byFrank Tims
Succeeded byFrancis Walker (in Victoria)
ConstituencyVictoria
Personal details
Born1867[1] or 1869[2]
Ireland
Died1955
Political partyConservative

Early life

Shera was born in Ireland in the 1860s. He emigrated to Canada in 1872, first settling in Toronto. He moved to Regina (then part of the Northwest Territories) in 1882, and later to Fort Saskatchewan.[1]

Political career

He first ran for office as an independent in the Northwest Territories general election of 1898, unseating incumbent Victoria MLA Frank Tims. He was re-elected in 1902 with a larger share of the vote.

When Alberta became a province in 1905, Shera sought re-election in the smaller Victoria district, this time running as a Conservative. He was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Francis A. Walker, and retired from politics.

Electoral record
1898 Northwest Territories general election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJohn William Shera24252.27
IndependentFrank Fraser Tims22147.73
Total valid votes 463100.00
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
1902 Northwest Territories general election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentJohn William Shera42466.15+13.88
IndependentGus Doze21733.85
Total valid votes 641100.00
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
1905 Alberta general election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrancis A. Walker94969.88
ConservativeJohn William Shera40930.12-36.03
Total valid votes 1,358
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
"Results for Victoria". Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2017-02-03.

References
  1. Edenwold:Where Aspens Whisper. Edenwold, Saskatchewan: Edenwold Anniversary Committee. 1981. p. 282. ISBN 0889252521.
  2. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
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