William Wyse (politician)

William "Bill" Russell Wyse
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971  March 25, 1975
Preceded by Harry Leinweber
Succeeded by Jim Horsman
Constituency Medicine Hat-Redcliff
Personal details
Born (1934-01-15) January 15, 1934
Castor, Alberta[1]
Political party Social Credit

William "Bill" Russell Wyse (born January 15, 1934) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in opposition.

Political career

Wyse ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He ran as the Social Credit candidate in the new electoral district of Medicine Hat-Redcliff. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Horsman and two other candidates in a hotly contested race to pick up the seat for his party.[2]

Wyse and Horsman would face each other in the 1975 Alberta general election. He race was very close with Horseman defeating Wyse by over 100 votes.[3]

References

  1. "Medicine Hat-Redcliff results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. "Medicine Hat-Redcliff results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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