Grant Notley
| Grant Notley | |
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Notley in 1982
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office August 30, 1971 – October 19, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Jim Gurnett |
| Constituency | Spirit River-Fairview |
| Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party | |
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In office November 10, 1968 – October 19, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Neil Reimer |
| Succeeded by | Ray Martin |
| Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta | |
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In office November 2, 1982 – October 19, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Raymond Speaker |
| Succeeded by | Ray Martin |
| Personal details | |
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Walter Grant Notley January 19, 1939 Didsbury, Alberta |
| Died | October 19, 1984 (aged 45) near High Prairie, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta NDP |
| Children | Rachel, Paul and Stephen |
| Occupation | politician |
Walter Grant Notley (January 19, 1939 – October 19, 1984) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984.
Notley was born in Didsbury, Alberta, the son of Francis (Grant) and James Walter Notley, who were farmers. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1960 with a history degree. After having been involved with the Alberta New Democratic Party in campus politics, he became the party's provincial secretary in 1962.
Notley ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1963 as a candidate for the Alberta NDP. He was easily defeated finishing last in the four way race losing to incumbent Edgar Gerhart.
He also ran 1967 provincial elections, and in a 1969 by-election. Notley was elected leader of the Alberta NDP in 1968.
Notley ran in the 1971 provincial election, he won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Spirit River-Fairview defeating incumbent Adolph Fimrite. He served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Spirit River-Fairview, and was, for eleven years, the sole NDP MLA in the provincial legislature.
As a result of the 1982 provincial election, he was joined by a second NDP MLA, Ray Martin, and became leader of the opposition. Notley spent his political career patiently building the social democratic NDP in one of Canada's most conservative provinces.
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