William_Patterson_(Alberta_politician)

William Patterson (Alberta politician)

William Patterson (Alberta politician)

Canadian 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.

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Political career

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

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    "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)
  2. [2]
    "Lac Ste. Anne results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Lac Ste. Anne results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Lac Ste. Anne results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
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