George Wolstenholme

George Kenneth Wolstenholme (September 7, 1916 – November 16, 1995)[1] is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1975 until 1982.

Political career

Wolstenholme began his political career in 1974. He ran for the Alberta Progressive Conservative nomination in the Highwood electoral district. He defeated Don Tannas to win the nomination for the 1975 Alberta general election.[2] He ran in that election and defeated incumbent MLA Edward Benoit from the Social Credit and two other candidates by a comfortable margin. His win allowed the PCs to pick up the district and he earned his first term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected to his second term in the 1979 Alberta general election winning easily over three other candidates.[3]

As part of his duties as MLA he opened the Davisburg Community Association Hall in Okotoks, Alberta and presented a plaque on January 26, 1980.[4] He retired from public life at the dissolution of the Assembly in 1982. He died in 1995.[5]

References
  2. John Barlow (February 25, 2004). "Highwood - Tannas not to run again". Western Wheel. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  3. "Highwood Official Results 1971-1997". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  4. Mickey Groeneveld (May 2, 1984). "Community Spirit Builds Davisburg". Western Wheel. Davisburg Community Association. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Edward Benoit		 MLA Highwood
1975–1982		 Succeeded by
Harry Alger


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