David Lush

David Lush (December 31, 1887 – November 8, 1960) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.^[1][2]

David Lush
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded by	William Smith
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Constituency	Empress
Personal details
Born	December 31, 1887 Guelph, Ontario
Died	November 8, 1960(1960-11-08) (aged 72) Empress, Alberta
Political party	Social Credit

Political career

Lush ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Empress for the 1935 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent William Smith and other candidate with a landslide majority to pick up the seat for his party.^[3]

Empress merged with Bow Valley in the 1939 boundary redistribution to form Bow Valley-Empress. Lush retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.