Career
Hardy ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the electoral district of Bruce as a Social Cr candidate in the 1948 Alberta general election. Hardy ran for a second term in the 1952 Alberta general election. He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates with most of his 1948 popular vote to return to office.
The 1955 Alberta general election would see a closely contested race.
Hardy ran for re-election in a four way race. The election went to a third count with Hardy edging out Liden by 72 votes on the final preferences to return to his third term in office.
Hardy ran for a fourth term in the 1959 Alberta general election. He would face Liden for the second time as well as two other candidates.
Hardy retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1963.
He died on January 15, 2000.
