William Ure

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William Kenneth Ure
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1959–1971
Preceded by William Kirby
Succeeded by James Foster
Constituency Red Deer
Personal details
Born December 22, 1913
Died February 4, 2001
Political party Social Credit

William Kenneth Ure (December 22, 1913 — February 4, 2001) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.

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Political career

Ure ran for as a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the Red Deer electoral district in the 1959 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA William Kirby in landslide to pick up the district for the Social Credit party. [1]

Red Deer was a provincial electoral district representing the city of Red Deer, Alberta in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986. The district was split into Red Deer North and Red Deer South in 1986.

Cam Kirby Alberta politician

William J. Cameron "Cam" Kirby was an Alberta politician, leader of the Conservative Party, barrister, Queen's Counsel, and a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.

He ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His popular support dropped slightly, but he still easily defeated his three challengers by a wide margin to hold his seat. [2]

Ure ran for his third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He ran in a tight election against future MLA James Foster. Ure increased his popular vote slightly from the previous general election, but his margin of victory slid as Foster came a close second out of the four candidates. [3]

James "Jim" L. Foster was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in office he served a couple different portfolio's as a cabinet minister in the Peter Lougheed government.

The Red Deer electoral district had its boundaries changed due to redistribution in 1971. Ure ran for re-election in the new riding of Innisfail. He was defeated in a hotly contested straight fight with Progressive Conservative candidate Clifford Doan. [4]

Innisfail is a former Alberta provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1993.

Clifford Lawrence Doan was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.

Ure's brother David Ure served as a Legislative Assembly of Alberta member for Red Deer from 1943 to 1954.

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References

  1. ↑ "Red Deer results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Red Deer results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Red Deer results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Innisfail results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
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