William Wyse (politician)

William "Bill" Russell Wyse
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971 – March 25, 1975
Preceded byHarry Leinweber
Succeeded byJim Horsman
ConstituencyMedicine Hat-Redcliff
Personal details
Born (1934-01-15) January 15, 1934 (age 90)
Castor, Alberta[1]
Political partySocial Credit

William Russell Wyse (born January 15, 1934) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

Wyse first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 general election, as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Medicine Hat-Redcliff. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Horsman and two other candidates.[2] Wyse and Horsman faced each other again in the 1975 election; Horsman defeated Wyse by over 100 votes.[3]

  1. ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1974.
  2. ^ "Medicine Hat-Redcliff results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Medicine Hat-Redcliff results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2010.