William Kenneth Ure (December 22, 1913 — February 4, 2001) was a provincial level politician from

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. He served as a member of the

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from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.

Political career

Ure ran for as a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the

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electoral district in the

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. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA William Kirby in landslide to pick up the district for the Social Credit party. He ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His popular support dropped slightly, but he still easily defeated his three challengers by a wide margin to hold his seat. Ure ran for his third term in office in the

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. He ran in a tight election against future MLA James Foster. Ure increased his popular vote slightly from the previous general election, but his margin of victory slid as Foster came a close second out of the four candidates. The Red Deer electoral district had its boundaries changed due to redistribution in 1971. Ure ran for re-election in the new riding of Innisfail. He was defeated in a hotly contested straight fight with Progressive Conservative candidate Clifford Doan. Ure's brother David A. Ure served as a Legislative Assembly of Alberta member for Red Deer from 1943 to 1954.

References

External links

Alberta Legislative Assembly 2001 Annual General Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ure, William 1913 births 2001 deaths Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs