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James Popil

James Michael Popil
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded by Samuel Carson
Succeeded by District abolished
Constituency Sturgeon
In office
March 21, 1940 – August 17, 1948
Preceded by New district
Succeeded by Peter Chaba
Constituency Redwater
Personal details
Born (1909-11-05)November 5, 1909
Redwater, Alberta
Died August 14, 1978(1978-08-14) (aged 68)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political party Social Credit
Occupation politician

James Michael Popil (November 5, 1909 – August 14, 1978) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1948 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

Popil first ran for public office as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent cabinet minister John Love and four other candidates on ballot transfers in the electoral district of Sturgeon.

After Sturgeon was abolished in the 1940 boundary redistribution, Popil ran for a second term in office in the new Redwater electoral district in the election held that year. He won with a substantial first ballot majority over two other candidates.

Popil ran for his third and final term in office in the 1944 general election. He marginally increased his popular vote and won a big majority to hold his seat. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1948.



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