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Biography
Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960.
Personal life
Weber was born in St. Leo, Minnesota, United States. Weber was educated at Muenster in Saskatchewan and lived at Meadow Lake from 1942. He worked as an elevator agent. He was also a member of the local Rotary Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Political career
Weber was elected and served on the Town Council of Meadow Lake for six years, four of which as Mayor. Weber represented Meadow Lake on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan. He defeated the incumbent Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield.
Death
Weber died in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.
Electoral record
| 1956 Saskatchewan General Election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||
| Social Credit | Alphonse Peter Weber | 2,425 | 45.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh Clifford Dunfield | 1,501 | 27.99 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank G. Warick | 1,437 | 26.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,363 | ||||||
| Social Credit gain | |||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board | |||||||