Walter Percival "Percy" Wright (March 19, 1909 – September 1, 1992) was a Canadian politician. He won one of the three seats in the electoral district of

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for the

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during the

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but did not serve. He resigned on October 19, 1953, to provide a seat to

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; however, Gunderson was unsuccessful in the resulting by-election held on November 24, 1953, and the

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George Gregory won the seat instead. Wright did not run in any subsequent provincial or federal elections.

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