William Patterson (Alberta politician)
William Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 18, 1959 – May 23, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | John Mills |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Horner |
| Constituency | Lac Ste. Anne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1908 |
| Died | February 13, 1996 (aged 87)[1] |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Occupation | politician |
William Patterson (December 11, 1908 – February 13, 1996) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
[edit]Patterson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the electoral district of Lac Ste. Anne as a Social Credit candidate in the 1959 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Liberal MLA John Mills and two other candidates by a wide margin to pick up the district for his party and win his first term in office.[2]
Patterson ran for a second term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election. He won a larger popular vote easily defeating two other candidates to return to office.[3]
Patterson ran for a third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He would be defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh Horner finishing second in the four way race.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lac Ste. Anne results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Lac Ste. Anne results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Lac Ste. Anne results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2010.