John "Jack" William Shera was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly from 1898 until 1905, representing the district of Victoria in what is now eastern Alberta.
John William Shera | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1898–1905 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Fraser Tims |
| Succeeded by | Francis Walker (in Victoria) |
| Constituency | Victoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1867[1] or 1869[2] Ireland |
| Died | 1955 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Early life
editShera was born in Ireland in the 1860s. He emigrated to Canada in 1872, first settling in Toronto. He moved to Regina (then part of the Northwest Territories) in 1882, and later to Fort Saskatchewan.[1]
Political career
editHe first ran for office as an independent in the Northwest Territories general election of 1898, unseating incumbent Victoria MLA Frank Fraser Tims. He was re-elected in 1902 with a larger share of the vote.
When Alberta became a province in 1905, Shera sought re-election in the smaller Victoria district, this time running as a Conservative. He was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Francis A. Walker, and retired from politics.
Electoral record
edit| 1898 North-West Territories general election: Victoria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Independent | John William Shera | 242 | 52.27 | |||||
| Independent | Frank Fraser Tims | 221 | 47.73 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 463 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30. | ||||||||
| 1902 North-West Territories general election: Victoria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | John William Shera | 424 | 66.15 | +13.88 | ||||
| Independent | Gus Doze | 217 | 33.85 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 641 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30. | ||||||||
| 1905 Alberta general election: Victoria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Francis A. Walker | 949 | 69.88 | |||||
| Conservative | John William Shera | 409 | 30.12 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,358 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
"Results for Victoria". Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2017-02-03. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Edenwold:Where Aspens Whisper. Edenwold, Saskatchewan: Edenwold Anniversary Committee. 1981. p. 282. ISBN 0889252521.
- ^ "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.