Randolph McKinnon
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 18, 1959 – May 23, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Don Getty |
| Constituency | Strathcona West |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office July 31, 1964 – June 29, 1967 | |
| Premier | Ernest Manning |
| Preceded by | Anders Aalborg |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Reierson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randolph Hugh McKinnon July 22, 1917[1] Delburne, Alberta |
| Died | June 10, 2006(2006-06-10) (aged 88)[2] |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Occupation | politician |
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Randolph Hugh McKinnon (July 22, 1917 – c. June 10, 2006) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. During his time in office McKinnon served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Ernest Manning from 1964 to 1967.
McKinnon ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the new electoral district of Strathcona West as a candidate for the Social Credit party in the 1959 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates in a hotly contested race with less than half the popular vote to pick up the seat for his party.[3]
McKinnon ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. He won a higher popular vote defeating three other candidates with a sizable majority.[4]
After the election Premier Ernest Manning appointed McKinnon to the Executive Council of Alberta on July 31, 1964, giving him the Education portfolio. McKinnon ran for a third term in the 1967 Alberta general election. This time McKinnon would be defeated finishing a close second out of four candidates. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Don Getty.[5]
