Albert Ralph Horner (born April 26, 1913 in Shawville, Quebec) is a former Saskatchewan politician, retired grain producer and livestock breeder. He served as a four-term Progressive Conservative MP under John Diefenbaker.^[1]

After coming in third in an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 general election, Horner won election from The Battlefords, Saskatchewan in the 1958 general election that returned a massive majority for John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives. Horner was easily re-elected in three subsequent elections and served as an MP for ten years at the 1968 general election to return to private life.^[2][3]

Horner returned to political activity almost 35 years later when he voiced his opposition to the 2003 creation of the Conservative Party of Canada through a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance and added his name to an unsuccessful court action to block the dissolution of the Progressive Conservatives.^[4]

In April 2007, Horner and David Orchard co-wrote an op-ed piece opposing the Stephen Harper government's proposal to weaken or dissolve the Canadian Wheat Board.^[1]

Albert Horner was the cousin of fellow MPs Jack Horner, Hugh Horner and Norval Horner and the nephew of Senator Ralph Horner.

Horner lives in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.

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1. ^ ^{a b} David Orchard and Albert Horner, "Harper gov't is doing to CWB what the U.S. couldn't do by itself; Loss of wheat board would mean loss of power", Edmonton Journal, April 17, 2007
2. ^ Parliamentary biography
3. ^ History of federal ridings, Library of Parliament website
4. ^ David Orchard, Hanson Dowell, Oscar Johvicas and John Perrin, "Why we're going to court; A small clique has hijacked our party and violated its constitution, say long-time Tories", Globe and Mail, December 1, 2003