Defeat
After the highly publicized trial, Unwin attempted to save face and defended his incumbency to try and win a second term in office for the Alberta Social Credit Party in the 1940 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Labor candidate Angus James Morrison in another hotly contested election in vote transfers. After his defeat Unwin did not return to provincial politics.
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