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♂ William Russell Wyse
aliasWilliam Russell Wyse
Record
66418 · 3213

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 15 January 1934
Age 90 years + 3 months
First mandate 30 August 1971 → 52 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 49 years + 1 month ago (25 March 1975)
Special notes
None
 
William Russell Wyse (1934– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 3 6 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊕ James D. Horsman  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 17,903 Votes: 13,244 Participation: 73.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13085(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
SC
 1/4 6,447 48.93% +2,307 Loser:
PC
 4,140 31.42% James D. Horsman

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,279 Votes: 12,255 Participation: 60.43% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13011(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
SC
 2/5 5,548 45.37% -130 Winner:
PC
 5,678 46.43% James D. Horsman

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William R. Wyse		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Wyse (politician)		 17 Mar 2024

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