William Purdy
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William "Bill" Frederick Purdy (born June 5, 1940) was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1971 to 1986. During his time in office he sat with the governing Progressive Conservative party. Purdy also served as the mayor for the Village of Wabamun
for many years.
. He won the electoral district of Stony Plain to pick up the district for the Progressive Conservatives. The win helped them form government in that election. By winning the constituency he defeated incumbent Ralph Jespersen by a close margin.
He ran for a second term in the 1975 general election
. The field was crowded with four opposing candidates but Purdy easily retained his seat. He ran for a third term in the 1979 general election
winning his district with a larger landslide then 1975. He ran for a fourth term in office in the 1982 general election
. In that election he faced six other candidates but still won the biggest landslide of his career topping 10,000 votes. Purdy retired from provincial office at dissolution of the legislature in 1986.
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
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. 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 1971 to 1986. During his time in office he sat with the governing Progressive Conservative party. Purdy also served as the mayor for the Village of Wabamun
Wabamun, Alberta
Wabamun is a village located west of Edmonton in central Alberta, Canada.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Wabamun according to its 2009 municipal census is 662....
for many years.
Provincial politics
Purdy ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won the electoral district of Stony Plain to pick up the district for the Progressive Conservatives. The win helped them form government in that election. By winning the constituency he defeated incumbent Ralph Jespersen by a close margin.
He ran for a second term in the 1975 general election
Alberta 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....
. The field was crowded with four opposing candidates but Purdy easily retained his seat. He ran for a third term in the 1979 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....
winning his district with a larger landslide then 1975. He ran for a fourth term in office in the 1982 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....
. In that election he faced six other candidates but still won the biggest landslide of his career topping 10,000 votes. Purdy retired from provincial office at dissolution of the legislature in 1986.