John G. Ashton
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| John Glyndwr Ashton | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1971–1979 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Ottewell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1935 Hanna, Alberta[1] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
John Glyndwr Ashton (born March 31, 1935) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Ashton ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Ottewell in a landslide to pick it up for the Progressive Conservative party who went on to form government in that election.[2]
Ashton ran for a second term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won an even larger victory defeating two other candidates to hold his seat.[3] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1979.
He is the current President of Sherwook Park's Heritage Mile Society.
