Percy Dwight Wickman (June 10, 1941 – July 3, 2004) was a
Canadian
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politician and well-known activist for people with disabilities. He was born in
Thunder Bay
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,
Ontario
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.
Wickman served as an alderman on
Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1986. He made headlines when he was elected as
Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
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* Social liberalism
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MLA for
Edmonton-Whitemud
Edmonton-Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. In 1989, its constituents unseated the Premier of the day, Donald Getty, by voting for Liberal candidate Percy Wickman.
The district was ...
after unseating
Alberta
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premier
Don Getty
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in the
1989 election
The following elections occurred in the year 1989.
Africa
* 1989 Beninese parliamentary election
* 1989 Botswana general election
* 1989 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
* 1989 People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
* 19 ...
, despite the fact Getty had otherwise won a majority government. In
1993 election and
1997 election Wickman was re-elected as the MLA for
Edmonton Rutherford. Wickman retired from politics in 2001. He wasn't just a politician he helped many people with disabilities. He himself was in a wheelchair.
Wickman died in 2004 due to a paraplegic-related infection at the age of 63. He will be greatly missed by his family and others.
References
Further reading
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External links
Death of Percy WickmanEmbarrassment for Getty CBC Archives
1941 births
2004 deaths
Alberta Liberal Party MLAs
Canadian politicians with disabilities
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology alumni
Politicians from Thunder Bay
Politicians with paraplegia
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