William_Roberts_(Alberta_politician)

William Roberts (Alberta politician)

William Roberts (Alberta politician)

Canadian politician

William Roberts (born July 22, 1954) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Centre, Preceded by ...

Political career

Roberts ran for office as a New Democrat candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Mary LeMessurier by a margin of 100 votes.[2] Roberts ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. In his second election he improved his margin of victory and won a comfortable plurality on a three-way split defeating five other candidates.[3] Roberts retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1993.

References

  1. [1]
    "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1987.
  2. [2]
    "Edmonton-Centre results 1986". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Edmonton-Centre results 1989". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2008.


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