William Edward Payne
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William "Bill" Edward Payne (born July 4, 1933) is a former provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1979 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Premier Peter Lougheed
appointed Payne to the Executive Council of Alberta
. He briefly served as a Minister without Portfolio from 1982 to 1986.
in the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek. He won his first term defeating three other candidates with a landslide majority. Payne ran for a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
. He increased his majority finishing nearly 15,000 votes ahead of second place candidate Byron Chenger of the Western Canada Concept
. After the election Payne was appointed Minister without Portfolio by Premier Peter Lougheed
. He held that cabinet portfolio for a single term.
Payne won his third term and losing almost 10,000 votes from his 1982 total running in the 1986 Alberta general election
. He still finished well ahead winning the district with a third consecutive landslide. He ran for his fourth and final term in the 1989 Alberta genera election
. His popular vote dropped again as support for Liberal candidate Wayne Gillis surged finishing approximately 1,500 votes behind Payne. He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.
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 1979 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Premier Peter Lougheed
Peter Lougheed
Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....
appointed Payne to the Executive Council of Alberta
Executive Council of Alberta
The Executive Council of Alberta is the cabinet of that Canadian province.Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size...
. He briefly served as a Minister without Portfolio from 1982 to 1986.
Political career
Payne ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1979 Alberta general electionAlberta 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....
in the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek. He won his first term defeating three other candidates with a landslide majority. Payne ran for a second 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 increased his majority finishing nearly 15,000 votes ahead of second place candidate Byron Chenger of the Western Canada Concept
Western Canada Concept
The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western...
. After the election Payne was appointed Minister without Portfolio by Premier Peter Lougheed
Peter Lougheed
Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....
. He held that cabinet portfolio for a single term.
Payne won his third term and losing almost 10,000 votes from his 1982 total running in the 1986 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He still finished well ahead winning the district with a third consecutive landslide. He ran for his fourth and final term in the 1989 Alberta genera election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His popular vote dropped again as support for Liberal candidate Wayne Gillis surged finishing approximately 1,500 votes behind Payne. He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.