James Mahaffy

James Caven Mahaffy (August 29, 1905 – November 29, 1986) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944. Mahaffy held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent. Mahaffy briefly served as Leader of the Opposition.

James Caven Mahaffy
Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta
In office February 18, 1943 – March 30, 1943
Preceded by	Alfred Speakman
Succeeded by	James H. Walker
MLA for Calgary
In office 1940–1944
Preceded by	Edith Gostick Ernest Manning John Irwin John Hugill
Succeeded by	Rose Wilkinson Howard MacDonald Aylmer Liesemer
Personal details
Born	(1905-08-29)August 29, 1905 Port Elgin, Ontario[1]
Died	November 29, 1986(1986-11-29) (aged 81)
Political party	Independent Movement

Political career

Mahaffy ran for a seat in the 1940 Alberta general election. He was elected to the third seat in the Calgary electoral district as an Independent under the Alberta Unity Movement.^[2]

He briefly served as Leader of the Opposition during the 3rd Session of the 9th Alberta Legislative Assembly.

Mahaffy did not run for a second term in 1944.