William Wyse (politician)

William Russell Wyse (born January 15, 1934) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

William "Bill" Russell Wyse
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971  March 25, 1975
Preceded byHarry Leinweber
Succeeded byJim Horsman
ConstituencyMedicine Hat-Redcliff
Personal details
Born (1934-01-15) January 15, 1934
Castor, Alberta[1]
Political partySocial Credit

Wyse first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 general election, as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Medicine Hat-Redcliff. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Horsman and two other candidates.[2] Wyse and Horsman faced each other again in the 1975 election; Horsman defeated 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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