William Albert Atkinson

William Albert Atkinson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 19, 1930 – August 22, 1935
Preceded byWarren Prevey
Succeeded bySamuel Barnes, David Mullen, Gerald O'Connor and George Van Allen
ConstituencyEdmonton
Personal details
BornMay 18, 1876
Guthrie, Ontario
DiedApril 29, 1948(1948-04-29) (aged 71)
PartyConservative
Occupationpolitician

William Albert Atkinson (1876-1948) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.

Political career

Atkinson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1930 Alberta general election in the Edmonton electoral district. Although not a winning candidate in the first count, the election used single transferrable voting so he picked up enough later votes to take the last open seat to be elected.

Atkinson ran for a second term in office. He came in eleventh place on the first vote count and was unable to win enough vote transfers to take a seat this time.

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.