Career

Ash ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. Ash was removed from the Social Cr caucus citing a difference of opinion with Premier William Aberhart in 1940. The Social Cr Candidate Advisory Board refused to let him run for the party.

He was dropped as a candidate by the Social Cr advisory board.

Ash decided to stand for re-election anyway as an Independent Social Cr candidate. Ash faced off in a three way battle with Grisdale, who this time ran as an Independent and Social Cr candidate Norman Cook.

The first vote showed Ash easily defeated running a distant third place. Grisdale was leading 110 votes ahead of Cook.

Grisdale did not have a 50% majority so the Ash"s second preferences were counted.

Achievements

• Ash won a huge majority taking 66% of the vote defeating three other candidates including incumbent Agriculture Minister Frank Grisdale. Most of the second choices game Cook just enough votes to win the district and defeat Grisdale.

Politics

He won the electoral district of Olds as a candidate for the Social Cr party.

Membership

He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940. Ash served as a member of the Governing Social Cr caucus, and later as an Independent Social Cr member while representing the electoral district of Olds.