Alan Hyland
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Alan William Hyland is a municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1975 to 1993.
. He ran in the Cypress
electoral district, that was previously held by former Premier Harry Strom
. Hyland won the district picking it up for his party by winning a closely contested election defeating Social Credit candidate Barry Berhart and two other candidates. He was re-elected with a larger majority in the 1979 Alberta general election
winning well over 50% of the popular vote. Hyland ran for a third term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
. He secured the largest majority of his political career with the only opposition coming from Independent candidate Orville Reber.
Cypress electoral district was abolished in 1986 due to redistribution. Hyland ran in the new electoral district of Cypress-Redcliffe for the 1986 general election
. He won that election winning a close race over Lloyd Robinson running under the Representative Party banner. Robinson and Hyland would face each other again in the 1989 general election
. Hyland would defeat Robinson by 600 votes, who increased his popular support running under the Liberal
banner. Hyland retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.
After leaving provincial politics, Hyland became mayor of Bow Island, Alberta
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Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1975 to 1993.
Political career
Hyland ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1975 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran in the Cypress
Cypress (provincial electoral district)
-1944 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive...
electoral district, that was previously held by former Premier Harry Strom
Harry Strom
Harry Edwin Strom was the ninth Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1968 to 1971. His two and a half years as Premier were the last of the thirty-six year Social Credit dynasty, as his defeat by Peter Lougheed saw its replacement by a new era Progressive Conservative government...
. Hyland won the district picking it up for his party by winning a closely contested election defeating Social Credit candidate Barry Berhart and two other candidates. He was re-elected with a larger majority in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
winning well over 50% of the popular vote. Hyland ran for a third term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He secured the largest majority of his political career with the only opposition coming from Independent candidate Orville Reber.
Cypress electoral district was abolished in 1986 due to redistribution. Hyland ran in the new electoral district of Cypress-Redcliffe for the 1986 general election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won that election winning a close race over Lloyd Robinson running under the Representative Party banner. Robinson and Hyland would face each other again in the 1989 general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. Hyland would defeat Robinson by 600 votes, who increased his popular support running under the Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
banner. Hyland retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.
After leaving provincial politics, Hyland became mayor of Bow Island, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
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