William Patterson (Alberta 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.

William Patterson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 18, 1959 – May 23, 1967
Preceded byJohn Mills
Succeeded byHugh Horner
ConstituencyLac Ste. Anne
Personal details
Born(1908-12-11)December 11, 1908
DiedFebruary 13, 1996(1996-02-13) (aged 87)[1]
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

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