▁and ▁Sol ic itors . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁record ▁ ▁Han cock ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Mike ▁Per cy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁election . ▁Mike ▁Per cy ' s ▁ret irement ▁after ▁serving ▁one ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁for ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁left ▁open ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Ed mont on - Wh item ud , ▁the ▁r iding ▁once ▁held ▁by ▁former ▁Premier ▁Don ▁Get ty . ▁Han cock ▁secured ▁the ▁PC ▁nom ination ▁and ▁squ ared ▁off ▁against ▁C ork y ▁Meyer ▁of ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁Char an ▁K he h ra ▁of ▁the ▁Al berta ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁provincial ▁election . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁with ▁ 5 1 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁be ating ▁runner - up ▁Meyer ▁by ▁ 2 , 0 2 0 ▁votes ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁elected ▁in ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁ 1 9 ▁constitu encies ▁( Jul ius ▁Y ank ow sky , ▁Ed mont on - B ever ly - C lare view , ▁was ▁the ▁other .) ▁ ▁Han cock ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁increasing ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁to ▁ 5 9 ▁per ▁cent . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Bruce ▁King ▁by ▁ 4 , 3 8 1 ▁votes . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁provincial ▁election