Jack Shera

John William Shera
Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly
In office 1898–1905
Preceded by	Frank Fraser Tims
Succeeded by	Francis Walker (in Victoria)
Constituency	Victoria
Personal details
Born	1867[1] or 1869[2] Ireland
Died	1955
Political party	Conservative

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.

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 Fraser 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

v t e 1898 North-West Territories general election: Victoria
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John William Shera	242	52.27
	Independent	Frank Fraser Tims	221	47.73
Total valid votes			463	100.00
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.

v t e 1902 North-West Territories general election: Victoria
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John William Shera	424	66.15	+13.88
	Independent	Gus Doze	217	33.85
Total valid votes			641	100.00
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.

v t e 1905 Alberta general election: Victoria
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Francis A. Walker	949	69.88
	Conservative	John William Shera	409	30.12
Total valid votes			1,358
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s) "Results for Victoria". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. 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.