William Masson
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William Masson was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1935 to 1955 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
. He defeated three other candidates in an open race with a large percentage of the vote to pick up the seat for his party.
Masson ran for a second term in office in the 1940 Alberta general election
. Due to the 1939 boundary redistribution, incumbent Albert Blue who left the Social Credit caucus to join the Independent Progressive Association found his district of Ribstone abolished. He ran against Masson along with two other candidates. The race was hotly contested with Masson barely winning in the third vote count.
Masson ran for a third term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election
. His fortunes improved as he was returned with on the first ballot with a very large majority defeating two other candidates.
Masson ran for a fourth term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election
. His popular vote dropped slightly compared to 1944, but he managed to easily win the three way race to keep his seat.
Masson ran for a fifth term in the 1952 Alberta general election
. He lost popular support for the second election in a row, but managed win with over half the popular vote defeating two other candidates.
Masson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1955.
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 1935 to 1955 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Masson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Wainwright for the 1935 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated three other candidates in an open race with a large percentage of the vote to pick up the seat for his party.
Masson ran for a second term in office in the 1940 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1940
The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. Due to the 1939 boundary redistribution, incumbent Albert Blue who left the Social Credit caucus to join the Independent Progressive Association found his district of Ribstone abolished. He ran against Masson along with two other candidates. The race was hotly contested with Masson barely winning in the third vote count.
Masson ran for a third term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His fortunes improved as he was returned with on the first ballot with a very large majority defeating two other candidates.
Masson ran for a fourth term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1948
The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His popular vote dropped slightly compared to 1944, but he managed to easily win the three way race to keep his seat.
Masson ran for a fifth term in the 1952 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1952
The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. He lost popular support for the second election in a row, but managed win with over half the popular vote defeating two other candidates.
Masson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1955.