Preceded by Don Massey Name Weslyn Mather Resigned 2008 Political party Liberal Party Alberta Liberal Party | Constituency Edmonton-Mill Woods Spouse Dick Mather (m. 1965) Succeeded by Carl Benito Role Politician | |
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Full Name Weslyn Melva Dunford Born October 2, 1945
Lethbridge, Alberta ( 1945-10-02 ) Occupation psychologist, school administrator Died November 22, 2015, Edmonton, Canada | ||
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Weslyn Melva Mather (née Dunford; October 2, 1945 – November 22, 2015) was a provincial politician in the Canadian province of Alberta. She served as a member in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2004 to 2008 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
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Early life
Weslyn Mather was born in 1945. She married her husband Dick Mather in 1965. She worked as a psychologist and school administrator. In 1972 she sustained injuries in a car accident that left her in a wheelchair.
Political career
Mather ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 2004 election as the Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods. She won the election defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Naresh Bhardwaj in a hotly contested race.
Mather ran for a second term in office in the 2008 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Carl Benito. On November 22, 2015, she died at the age of 70 after an infection.