He was elected to the legislative assembly as the CCF member for Royn-Noranda in the 1944 provincial election but sat as an independent from July 22 1945 until the end of his term and did not seek re-election in the 1948 election.
He was elected to the legislative assembly as the CCF member for Royn-Noranda in the 1944 provincial election with just over 20% of the vote. He sat as an independent from July 22 1945 until the end of his term and did not seek re-election in the 1948 election.