[1] He was born in Hallson, North Dakota, in the United States of America, to parents of Icelandic origin.
Ingaldson ran again in the 1927 election as a Progressive,[1] and defeated Liberal candidate Einar Jonasson by 225 votes (Rojeski, now an independent, finished third).
The Progressives won a majority government, and Ingaldson served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken's administration.
In 1930, he visited Iceland as a representative of the Manitoba government for the nation's millennial celebrations.
Jonasson won the challenge[1] by 271 votes, with both candidates proclaiming support for Bracken's government.