William Roberts | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Centre | |
In office 1986–1993 | |
Preceded by | Mary LeMessurier |
Succeeded by | Michael Henry |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamilton,Ontario | July 22,1954
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence(s) | Edmonton,Alberta |
William Roberts (born July 22,1954) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. [1]
Roberts ran for office as a New Democrat candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Mary LeMessurier by a margin of 160 votes. [2] Roberts ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. In his second election he improved his margin of victory and won a comfortable plurality on a three-way split defeating five other candidates. [3] Roberts retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1993.
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