Hector Lang

Hector Lang (September 5, 1871 – March 11, 1952) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1928 to 1935 sitting with the opposition Liberal caucus.

Hector Lang
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office May 1, 1928 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by	Charles Pingle
Succeeded by	John Robinson
Constituency	Medicine Hat
Personal details
Born	(1871-09-05)September 5, 1871
Died	March 11, 1952(1952-03-11) (aged 80)
Political party	Liberal

Political career

Lang ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held in the Medicine Hat electoral district on May 1, 1928. Lang faced three other candidates winning almost 40% to head the polls on the first count. On the second count Lang was just shy of a majority. He won the district on the third count to earn his first term in office and hold the district for the Liberals.^[1]

Two years later Lang would run for a second term in office in the 1930 Alberta general election. Like the by-election in 1928 this election would also go to transfers. On the first count Lang nearly won outright winning almost 46% of the vote. He won on the second count after second place choices gave him nearly 60%.^[2]

Lang would run for a third term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election. He would be defeated in a landslide by Social Credit candidate John Robinson finishing a distant second in the three way race.^[3]