Charles Edward Johnston
| Charles Edward Johnston | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1935–1958 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Joseph Garland |
| Succeeded by | Eldon Woolliams |
| Constituency | Bow River |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 1959–1967 |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Len Werry |
| Constituency | Calgary Bowness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1899 Bay Mills, Michigan, United States |
| Died | December 1, 1971 (aged 72) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Political party | Social Credit |
Charles Edward Johnston (February 12, 1899 – December 1, 1971) was a teacher and a long serving Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the opposition federal Social Credit party from 1935 to 1958. He moved to provincial politics and served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 for the governing Alberta Social Credit party.
Johnston first ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Edward Joseph Garland to win his first term in office. Johnston ran for re-election in the 1940 Canadian federal election. The election was hotly contested, he defeated four other candidates including former Alberta provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly Aylmer Liesemer.
Johnston would increase his margin of victory winning his third term in office defeating four other candidates in the 1945 Canadian federal election. The 1949 Canadian federal election would bring Johnston his largest vote total as he defeated five other candidates to win his fourth consecutive term in office. He would be re-elected to a fifth term in office with another comfortable plurality in the 1953 Canadian federal election. Johnston would suffer near defeat in the 1957 Canadian federal election winning by just 300 votes over Progressive Conservative candidate Eldon Woolliams. Parliament would be dissolved a year later, and this time Johnston would be defeated in a landslide, after facing Woolliams once again in the 1958 Canadian federal election.
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