William Masson

William Masson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – June 29, 1955
Preceded by John Love
Succeeded by Henry Ruste
Constituency Wainwright
Personal details
Born (1888-06-13)13 June 1888[1]
Auldearn, Nairn, Scotland
Died 16 April 1983(1983-04-16) (aged 94)[2]
Viking, Alberta
Political party Social Credit
Occupation politician

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.

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 election. He defeated three other candidates in an open race with a large percentage of the vote to pick up the seat for his party.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Masson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1955.

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Viking Man Was MLA". Edmonton Journal. April 22, 1983. p. E2.
  3. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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