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Floyd M. Baker
Floyd Milton Baker (December 1, 1891 – April 2, 1986) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.[1] Political careerBaker ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election standing as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Clover Bar. He defeated three other candidates easily to pick up the district for his party.[2] Baker was tasked with managing the by-election campaign for candidate Clarence Tade in a by-election held in the Athabasca riding on November 7, 1938.[3] Tade won the race with a comfortable margin to hold the seat for Social Credit.[4] The 1940 Alberta general election would see a much closer result. Baker would face a tough three-way race that went into the second vote count. He would edge out Co-operative Commonwealth candidate David Roberts whom he faced for the second election in a row by less than 200 votes to hold his seat.[5] Baker would face Roberts again in a two-way battle in the 1944 Alberta general election. He would gain some vote share over the last election to hold his seat with a solid majority.[6] The 1948 Alberta general election would see the opposition vote collapse. Baker would also lose a little bit of his vote share compared to the last election but he would hold his district easily defeating two other candidates to win his fourth term in office.[7] Baker ran for a fifth term in office in the 1952 Alberta general election. He won a solid majority to return to office defeating two other candidates. Baker continued to lose popular vote share for the second election in a row.[8] The 1955 Alberta general election saw a hotly contested four-way race. Despite a slight increase in his popular vote Baker was unable to secure a majority. He was returned to office in the third vote count defeating Liberal candidate Wilfred McLean.[9] Baker ran for a seventh term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election. He faced three other candidates defeating them with a substantial majority to hold his seat.[10] Baker ran for his eighth and final term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His popularity continued to increase as he was returned to office easily defeating three other candidates.[11] Baker retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1967. References
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