He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Gordey defeated incumbent Stanley Ruzycki and two other candidates by a large margin to pick up the seat for his party.
Gordey ran for a second term in office in the new district for the election held that year.
He faced a strong challenge from Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Kawulych but managed to hold his seat.
Gordey ran for his fourth term in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate John Batiuk.