Donald Hugh Sparrow (November 21, 1935 – July 10, 1993) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993.

Donald Hugh Sparrow
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Wetaskiwin-Leduc
In office
1982–1993
Preceded byDallas Schmidt
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Personal details
Born(1935-11-21)November 21, 1935
Conjuring Creek, Alberta, Canada
DiedJuly 10, 1993(1993-07-10) (aged 57)
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse
Lucille Halwa
(m. 1958)
[1]
Children5

Political career

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Sparrow ran for a seat as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won the Wetaskiwin-Leduc electoral district with a super majority, defeating three other candidates and winning with a 9000 vote plurality over second place candidate Bill Hosford from the Western Canada Concept.[2] He was re-elected with a substantially smaller majority in the 1986 Alberta general election. Sparrow lost 7,100 votes from his 1982 total, the field of five candidates turned into a two-way race between New Democratic candidate Dick Devries and Sparrow. On election night Sparrow hung on to his district winning a 2000 vote plurality over Devries.[3] Sparrow ran for his third and final term in the 1989 Alberta general election. His margin of victory shrank as he won a hotly contested three-way election.[4] He retired from public office at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993 and died a few weeks later in an automobile accident near Alberta Highway 2 and Alberta Highway 13.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1986.
  2. ^ "Wetaskiwin-Leduc results 1982 general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  3. ^ "Wetaskiwin-Leduc results 1986 general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  4. ^ "Wetaskiwin-Leduc results 1989 general election". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  5. ^ Crockatt, Joan (July 12, 1993). "Sparrow killed in car crash". Edmonton Journal. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2022.  
  6. ^ Mardon, Austin (2012). Alberta Catholic Politicians. ISBN 9781897472897.
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by MLA Wetaskiwin-Leduc
1982-1993
Succeeded by
District Abolished