Romeo Lamothe

Background

Romeo B. Lamothe was born on October 2, 1914 in the hamlet of Saint Edouard, Alberta.

Career

He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945 seeing action in World World War World War II Lamothe joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and saw action in World World War World War II His career in the Air Force ended in 1945. Lamothe ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 27, 1961 as the Social Cr candidate in the electoral district of Bonnyville. Lamothe ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election.

Lamothe ran his third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election.

He held his seat in a hotly contested race against Vic Justik for the second election in a row. Justik ran as a Coalition candidate being nominated by both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives.

Lamothe retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1971. After leaving public office, Lamothe donated the documents from his political career to the Alberta Provincial Archives in 1973.

Lamothe died on November 23, 1991.

Achievements

• His popular vote decreased but he still won a comfortable plurality to hold the district.

Politics

He won the race easily with a landslide majority to hold the seat for his party.

Membership

Lamothe served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1961 to 1971 sitting with the Social Cr caucus in opposition.

Connections

teacher:

Camrose Normal