John Kemmis

Education

He finished a very strong third place in the hotly contested four way race.

Career

Kemmis first ran as for the Alberta Legislature as a Conservative candidate in the 1905 Alberta general election. Kemmis would run again in a by-election on October 31, 1911 this time as the Conservative candidate. Kemmis would be returned for a 3rd and final term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election.

In that election he defeated two other candidates in another hotly contested 3 way race.

Kemmis would serve out his full third term in office and would not run again in 1921.

Achievements

• The 1913 Alberta general election would see Kemmis barely re-elected to his second term, He would win the Pincher Creek electoral district by a slim 61 vote plurality.

Membership

He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1911 to 1921. He would defeat Liberal candidate J.F. Ross to serve his first term as a member of the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly.