Henry Woo

Henry Woo
MLA for Edmonton-Sherwood Park
In office
1979–1986
Preceded by New District
Succeeded by District Abolished
Personal details
Born March 18, 1929 (1929-03-18) (age 82)
Lethbridge, Alberta[1]
Political party Progressive Conservative

Henry Woo (born March 18, 1929) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in the legislature he sat in the back benches as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative party.

Political career

Woo ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Sherwood Park to pick it up for the governing Progressive Conservatives.[2]

In the 2nd Legislative Session Woo presented a petition of over 11,000 signatures to the Assembly to prevent the City of Edmonton to prevent annexing the Strathcona County.[3]

Woo ran for a second term in the 1982 general election. He won re-election with a very high plurality of votes.[4] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1986.

References

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  2. ^ "Edmonton Sherwood Park results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Edmonton-Sherwood_Park. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Legislative Reports - Alberta". Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol 4 no 1. Parliament of Canada. 1981. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Infoparl/english/issue.asp?param=96&art=406. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Edmonton Sherwood Park results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Edmonton-Sherwood_Park. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 

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