Gordon Wright (politician)
| Gordon Samuel Dales Wright | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office May 8, 1986 – October 18, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Julian Koziak |
| Succeeded by | Barrie Chivers |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Strathcona |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 28, 1927 Kingston, Jamiaca |
| Died | October 18, 1990 (aged 63) |
| Political party | Alberta NDP |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician |
Gordon Samuel Dales Wright (June 28, 1927 – October 18, 1990) was a lawyer who served as a Crown Prosecutor for the Attorney General's office. He was also former provincial politician and perennial candidate from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 until his death.
Wright was a long time NDP supporter. He first joined the Cooperative Commonwealth in the 1950s. He ran for provincial office for the NDP for the first time in the 1967 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Edmonton North. Wright had a strong showing but was defeated finishing third out of fourth by incumbent Social Credit MLA Ethel Wilson.
A year after his defeat he ran against Grant Notley in the 1968 NDP leadership election. He lost to Notely by a margin of 27 votes. He then became President of the party, and also later served numerous other positions on the provincial NDP executive.
In the 1971 Alberta general election. Wright ran for his second time finishing third place in a field of three candidates in the Edmonton-Belmont electoral district. He finished behind Social Credit candidate Werner Schmidt and Progressive Conservative winner Bert Hohol.
In the 1975 Alberta general election, Wright ran in Edmonton-Strathcona for the first time. He finished a strong second behind incumbent Julian Koziak. He would run against Koziak for the second time in the 1979 Alberta general election this time doubling his popular vote but was unable to defeat him. He would run against Koziak for a third time in the 1982 Alberta general election, Wright would gain another 2000 votes and come within 500 of defeating him in his closest election yet.
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