William Patterson (Alberta politician) explained

William Patterson
Birth Date:11 December 1908
Death Date:[1]
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Lac Ste. Anne
Term Start:June 18, 1959
Term End:May 23, 1967
Predecessor:John Mills
Successor:Hugh Horner
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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2022-03-09 . 2019-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205224343/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_23/session_4/19960214_1330_01_han.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Lac Ste. Anne results 1959. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 19, 2010.
  3. Web site: Lac Ste. Anne results 1963. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 19, 2010.
  4. Web site: Lac Ste. Anne results 1967. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 19, 2010.