Maurice Conner

Maurice Joy Conner
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office July 19, 1921 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by	Frank Leffingwell
Succeeded by	Solon Earl Low
Constituency	Warner
Personal details
Born	November 30, 1868 Afton, Iowa
Died	May 9, 1937 (aged 68) Lethbridge, Alberta
Political party	United Farmers of Alberta
Religion	Methodist

Maurice Joy Conner (November 30, 1868 – May 9, 1937), sometimes spelled Maurice Joy Connor,^[1] was a Canadian politician who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Warner from 1921 until 1935. Before entering politics, he was a Methodist preacher in the United States.^[2] He first sought office in the 1921 Alberta provincial election as a candidate for the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) in Warner. He defeated Liberal incumbent Frank Leffingwell and became one of 38 UFA candidates elected as the party, which was contesting its first election, won a surprise majority government. He was re-elected in the 1926 and 1930 elections, and did not seek re-election in the 1935 election, when the UFA lost every seat and the new Social Credit League won a majority.

In 1928, Conner abstained from voting on the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta, introduced by Premier John Edward Brownlee's UFA government, and was the only UFA member present not to support the bill.^[3]

Electoral record

1930 Alberta general election results (Warner)[4]			Turnout 70.7%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	United Farmers	Maurice Conner	1,342	65.43%
	Liberal	R. W. Risinger	709	34.57%
1926 Alberta general election results (Warner)[5]			Turnout 76.4%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	United Farmers	Maurice Conner	741	64.10%
	Liberal	Frank Leffingwell	225	19.46%
	Conservative	G. N. Giles	190	16.44%
1921 Alberta general election results (Warner)[6]			Turnout 74.8%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	United Farmers	Maurice Conner	755	60.64%
	Liberal	Frank Leffingwell	490	39.36%

References

1. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 2006. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
2. Jones, David C. (2002). Empire of dust: settling and abandoning the Prairie dry belt. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. p. 119. ISBN 1-55238-085-8.
3. Foster, Franklin L. (1981). John E. Brownlee: A Biography. Lloydminster, Alberta: Foster Learning Inc. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-55220-004-9.
4. "Election results for Warner, 1930". Alberta Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
5. "Election results for Warner, 1926". Alberta Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
6. "Election results for Warner, 1921". Alberta Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-28.