Al Horning

Edward Allan Horning (June 11, 1939 – March 20, 2023) was a Canadian politician. His career included real estate, shipping, business and orchards.

Al Horning
Member of Parliament for Okanagan Centre
In office November 21, 1988 – October 25, 1993
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Werner Schmidt
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Kelowna-Lake Country
In office May 17, 2005 – May 12, 2009
Preceded by	John Weisbeck
Succeeded by	Norm Letnick
Personal details
Born	(1939-06-11)June 11, 1939 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	March 20, 2023(2023-03-20) (aged 83) Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative BC Liberal
Spouse	Donna Ann Wilderman ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 2019)​ [1]
Residence(s)	Kelowna, British Columbia
Profession	Businessman
[2]

Horning attended secondary school at Rutland, British Columbia then studied at the University of British Columbia.^[2] In 1980, he became an alderman for the Kelowna City Council, where he remained until 1988.

Horning was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1988 federal election at the Okanagan Centre electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Werner Schmidt of the Reform Party in the 1993 federal election. He made another unsuccessful bid to return to federal Parliament in the 1997 federal election at the Kelowna riding. In 2002, he returned to Kelowna City Council as a councillor.

In the 2005 provincial election in British Columbia, Horning was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing Kelowna-Lake Country as a member of the BC Liberals. He did not run for re-election in the 2009 election.

Horning died in Kelowna on March 20, 2023, at the age of 83.^[3][4]