Tom Lysons
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Thomas "Tom" Fredrick Lawrence Lysons (November 20, 1934 – c. May 9, 1997) was a former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1975 to 1986.
. He won the electoral district of Vermilion-Viking winning a hotly contested race to pick up the district for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election
this time winning easily after significantly increasing his popular vote. Lysons would win his highest popular vote running for his final term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
. He retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986.
Lysons died in 1997.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1975 to 1986.
Political career
Lysons ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won the electoral district of Vermilion-Viking winning a hotly contested race to pick up the district for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
this time winning easily after significantly increasing his popular vote. Lysons would win his highest popular vote running for his final term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986.
Lysons died in 1997.