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William Albert Atkinson

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Preceded by
  
Warren Prevey

Name
  
William Atkinson

Occupation
  
politician


Political party
  
Conservative

Constituency
  
Edmonton

Role
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Samuel Barnes, David Mullen, Gerald O'Connor and George Van Allen

Party
  
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

William Albert Atkinson 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. He took the final sixth place seat on the final vote count to win his first term in office.

Atkinson ran for a second term in office. He was defeated finishing in eleventh place on the first vote count and was unable to win enough vote transfers to hold his seat.

References

William Albert Atkinson Wikipedia