William Masson served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1955 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.
10 Facts About William Masson
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William Masson defeated three other candidates in an open race with a large percentage of the vote to pick up the seat for his party.
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William Masson ran for a second term in office in the 1940 Alberta general election.
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William Masson faced three other candidates, among them Albert Blue, a former Social Credit MLA whose district, Ribstone had been abolished after redistribution and who now ran under the banner of the Independent Progressive Association.
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William Masson ran for a third term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election.
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William Masson was returned on the first ballot with a very large majority over two other candidates.
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William Masson ran for a fourth term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election.
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William Masson ran for a fifth term in the 1952 Alberta general election.
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William Masson lost popular support for the second election in a row, but won with over half the popular vote over two other candidates.
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William Masson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1955.