Lance White (politician)

Lance Day White is a former Canadian municipal and provincial level politician. He served on the Edmonton city council from 1983 until 1992. He then moved on to provincial politics and served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001.

Municipal politics

White began his political career as a municipal councillor for the city of Edmonton, Alberta. He won his first term on city council as a candidate running in Ward 4 of the 1983 Edmonton municipal election. The race for Ward 4 was hotly contested with both incumbents not re-offering and a field of fifteen candidates. On election day White would win the second place seat, finishing well behind Ed Leger.cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/NR/rdonlyres/CDF4BC02-9E47-4549-B3AA-24A0FB28D9ED/0/1983.doc|title=1983 election results|publisher=City of Edmonton|accessdate=2008-03-30] He would run for his second term in office in the 1986 Edmonton municipal election. This election would see White finish with an easy first place victory with Incumbent Ed Leger going down to defeat. Mel Binder would take the second place seat.cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/NR/rdonlyres/CDF4BC02-9E47-4549-B3AA-24A0FB28D9ED/0/1986.doc|title=1986 election results|publisher=City of Edmonton|accessdate=2008-03-30] In his second term on city council White ran for election to the Alberta Legislature in March of 1989. He was defeated but continued to remain on city council. In the 1989 Edmonton municipal election, White won his third term finishing ahead of Binder in a hotly contested race. Both incumbents finished well ahead of the other two challengers to each retain their seats. cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/NR/rdonlyres/CDF4BC02-9E47-4549-B3AA-24A0FB28D9ED/0/1989.doc|title=1989 election results|publisher=City of Edmonton|accessdate=2008-03-30] White would leave city council vacating his seat upon his election in the 1993 Alberta general election. Two years later while still a Member of the Alberta Legislature, White would run for Mayor of Edmonton. He finished fifth in a field of seven candidates with three percent of the popular vote. cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/NR/rdonlyres/CDF4BC02-9E47-4549-B3AA-24A0FB28D9ED/0/1989.doc|title=1995 election results|publisher=City of Edmonton|accessdate=2008-03-30]

Provincial politics

White had ambitions of running for a seat in the Alberta Legislature. While still a municipal councillor he ran as the Liberal candidate in Edmonton Calder for the 1989 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Christie Mjolsness of the New Democrats.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=Edmonton-Calder | title=Edmonton Calder official election results 1989 | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-22] White easily won the electoral district of Edmonton Mayfield in his second attempt to gain a seat in the 1993 Alberta general election defeating two term incumbent New Democrat MLA Alex McEachern.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1993&Constit=Edmonton-Mayfield | title=Edmonton Mayfield official election results 1993 | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-22] He was re-elected in the 1997 Alberta general election. The race was hotly contested, with all three candidates taking a third of the popular vote.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1997&Constit=Edmonton-Calder | title=Edmonton Calder official election results 1997 | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-22] White would be defeated by Progressive Conservative Brent Rathgeber in the 2001 Alberta general election.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=2001&Constit=Edmonton-Calder | title=Edmonton Calder official election results 2001 | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-22]

References

External links

* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]