William Wyse (politician)
| William "Bill" Russell Wyse | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office August 30, 1971 – March 25, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Leinweber |
| Succeeded by | Jim Horsman |
| Constituency | Medicine Hat-Redcliff |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 15, 1934 Castor, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
William "Bill" Russell Wyse (born January 15, 1934) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in opposition.
Wyse ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He ran as the Social Credit candidate in the new electoral district of Medicine Hat-Redcliff. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Horsman and two other candidates in a hotly contested race to pick up the seat for his party.
Wyse and Horsman would face each other in the 1975 Alberta general election. He race was very close with Horseman defeating Wyse by over 100 votes.
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