1935 Election
Unwin ran as a candidate for the Alberta Social Credit Party in the 1935 Alberta general election. In a hotly contested election, Unwin defeated incumbent Labor Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Christopher Pattinson who was running for a third term.
The election victory was a 400 margin vote transfers against Alberta Liberal Party candidate J.S. Cowper. Pattison had been the first candidate eliminated, and finished a distant third. Unwin's party formed the provincial government and he served as a backbencher in the Legislative Assembly.
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