William Albert Atkinson (1876-1948) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.
William Albert Atkinson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 19, 1930 – August 22, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Warren Prevey |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Barnes, David Mullen, Gerald O'Connor and George Van Allen |
| Constituency | Edmonton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1876 Guthrie, Ontario[1] |
| Died | April 29, 1948 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | politician |
Political career edit
Atkinson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1930 Alberta general election in the Edmonton electoral district. Although not a winning candidate in the first count, the election used STV so he picked up enough later votes to take the last open seat to be elected.[2]
Atkinson ran for a second term in office. He came in eleventh place on the first vote count and was unable to win enough vote transfers to take a seat this time.[3]
References edit
- ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.