William Edward Payne

William Edward Payne

William "Bill" Edward Payne is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993.

Political career

Payne ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won his first term defeating three other candidates with a landslide majority.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1979&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek| title=Calgary-Fish Creek results 1979| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation| accessdate=2008-05-07] Payne ran for a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election. He increased his majority finishing nearly 15,000 votes ahead of second place candidate Byron Chenger of the Western Canada Concept.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1982&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek| title=Calgary-Fish Creek results 1982| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation| accessdate=2008-05-07] After the election Payne was appointed Minister of Transportation by Premier Peter Lougheed. He held that cabinet portfolio for a single term.

Payne won his third term and loosing almost 10,000 votes from his 1982 total running in the 1986 Alberta general election. He still finished well ahead winning the district with a third consecutive landslide.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1986&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek| title=Calgary-Fish Creek results 1986| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation| accessdate=2008-05-07] He ran for his fourth and final term in the 1989 Alberta genera election. His popular vote dropped again as support for Liberal candidate Wayne Gillis surged finishing approximately 1,500 votes behind Payne.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=Calgary-Fish_Creek| title=Calgary-Fish Creek results 1989| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation| accessdate=2008-05-07] He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.

References

External links

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


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