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 | Redwater, Alberta, Canada [1] | November 5, 1909
Died | August 14, 1978 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 68)
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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1948. [5]