Roy Wilson (Canadian politician)
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Roy Gardiner Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1971–1975 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Neil Webber |
| Constituency | Calgary-Bow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1932 |
| Party | Social Credit |
| Spouse | Erma Wilson |
| Occupation | Real estate agent, politician |
Roy Gardiner Wilson (born May 4, 1932) is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in official opposition.
Wilson graduated from Olds College in 1951. He later married his girlfriend Erma who graduated in the same class at Olds. They had two children, Keith and Shannon.[2]
Political career
Wilson first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1967 general election, in the electoral district of Banff-Cochrane. He was defeated by independent candidate Clarence Copithorne.[3]
Wilson ran again in the 1971 general election, in the electoral district of Calgary-Bow. He defeated Bill Wearmouth of the Progressive Conservatives by about a thousand votes.[4]
In the 1975 general election Wilson was defeated by Neil Webber of the Progressive Conservatives.[5]