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Leighton Edward Buckwell (November 28, 1918 - January 2, 1997) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition. ==Political career== Buckwell ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Macloed defeating three other candidates by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the Social Credit party.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Macleod results 1967 )〕 He ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election. Buckwell increased his popular vote to be returned to his district. He faced a tough fight in the three way race from Progressive Conservative candidate Danny Le Grandeur who finished a close second.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Macleod results 1971 )〕 The Social Credit party lost government and formed the official opposition after 1971. Buckwell ran for a third term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election facing a four cornered battle. He lost some of his popular vote and was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Thomas Walker to finish second.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Macleod results 1975 )〕 Buckwell died on January 2, 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leighton Buckwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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