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William Albert Atkinson

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William Albert Atkinson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 19, 1930 – August 22, 1935
Preceded byWarren Prevey
Succeeded bySamuel Barnes, David Mullen, Gerald O'Connor and George Van Allen
ConstituencyEdmonton
Personal details
BornMay 18, 1876
Guthrie, Ontario[1]
DiedApril 29, 1948(1948-04-29) (aged 71)
Political partyConservative
Occupationpolitician

William Albert Atkinson (1876-1948) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.

Political career

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Atkinson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1930 Alberta general election in the Edmonton electoral district. Although not a winning candidate in the first count, the election used STV so he picked up enough later votes to take the last open seat to be elected.[2]

Atkinson ran for a second term in office. He came in eleventh place on the first vote count and was unable to win enough vote transfers to take a seat this time.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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