Provincial Politics
Dechene ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1921 Alberta general election. He ran as a candidate of the Liberal party, winning the Beaver River electoral district by a comfortable margin to hold it for the Liberals.
Dechene would stand for re-election in the 1926 Alberta general election but loose almost half of his popular vote from the previous election and suffer defeat to United Farmers candidate John Delisle.
Dechene would not be deterred by defeat and ran for a seat in the 1930 Alberta general election. This time he would run in the neighboring St. Paul electoral district. He would defeat incumbent Laudas Joly to win his second term in provincial office by just 18 votes.
Dechene ran for his third term in the 1935 Alberta general election. He faced Joly once again as well as Social Credit candidate Joseph Beaudry. The race was hotly contested with Beaudry defeating Dechene in the second count.
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