Ora B. Moore
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 8, 1944 – August 4, 1952
Preceded byPercy McKelvey
Succeeded byGlen Johnston
ConstituencyPonoka
Personal details
Born(1888-03-07)March 7, 1888
Moulton, Iowa
DiedJune 27, 1973(1973-06-27) (aged 85)
Political partySocial Credit Party of Alberta
Spouse
Erma Mayl Sutton
​
(m. 1914)​
ChildrenEight
Alma materIowa State University
Occupation
  • farmer
  • politician

Ora B. Moore (March 7, 1888 – June 27, 1973) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1952, sitting as a Social Credit member from the constituency of Ponoka.[1]

Early life

Ora B. Moore was born March 7, 1888, in Moulton, Iowa, to John R. Moore and Laura Ada Short. Moore moved to Canada in 1913. Moore married Erma Mayl Sutton on December 8, 1909.[1] Moore attended Iowa State University completing a B.S.A.[1]

Political career

Moore was elected in the 1944 Alberta general election to the 10th Alberta Legislature for the constituency of Ponoka as a member of the Social Credit Party. Moore received 52.1 per cent of the vote, defeating Co-operative Commonwealth candidate Ira D. Taylor with 24 per cent, Independent Neil W. Nelson with 18.4 per cent, and Labour-Progressive candidate R. G. Calwell with 5.6 per cent.[2][3]

Moore was re-elected in the 1948 Alberta general election, receiving 63.5 per cent of the vote, defeating Co-operative Commonwealth candidate A. D. Olsen with 24.2 per cent, and Liberal Robert McLaren with 12.3 per cent.[4][3]

Later life

Moore died on June 27, 1973.[5]

Fonds

Ora B. Moore's fonds are held by the Provincial Archives of Alberta.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1952). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: G. Pierre Normandin: 437. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Office of the Chief Electoral Officer & Legislative Assembly Office 2006, p. 159.
  3. 1 2 "Election results for Ponoka". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ Office of the Chief Electoral Officer & Legislative Assembly Office 2006, p. 175.
  5. 1 2 "Fonds paa-6519 - Ora B. Moore fonds". Alberta on Record. Provincial Archives of Alberta. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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