William Roberts (Alberta politician)
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William Roberts is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.
[edit] Political career
Roberts ran for office as a New Democrat candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Mary LeMessurier by a margin of 100 votes.[1] Roberts ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. In his second election he improved his margin of victory and won a comfortable plurality on a three way split defeating five other candidates.[2] Roberts retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1993.
[edit] References
- ^ Edmonton-Centre results 1986. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Edmonton-Centre results 1989. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
[edit] External links
Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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Preceded by Mary LeMessurier |
MLA Edmonton Centre 1986-1993 |
Succeeded by Michael Henry |