Charles Drain (politician)

Charles Duncan Drain (January 24, 1913 – January 27, 1991) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition.

Charles Drain
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1967–1975
Preceded by	Garth Turcott
Succeeded by	Frederick Bradley
Constituency	Pincher Creek-Crowsnest
Personal details
Born	(1913-01-24)January 24, 1913 San Francisco, California, US[1]
Died	January 27, 1991(1991-01-27) (aged 78)
Political party	Social Credit

Political career

Drain first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 general election. He defeated incumbent MLA Garth Turcott to pick up the Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district for the governing Social Credit party.^[2] In the 1971 general election, he defeated two other candidates.^[3] In the 1975 general election, his share of the popular vote fell sharply and he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Bradley.^[4]

Personal life

Charles married Mary Michalski and together they had four children, Douglas, Clair, Edmund, and James.^[5] Edmund passed away in 2021.^[6]