William Tomyn was a politician and teacher from Alberta, Canada.
12 Facts About William Tomyn
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William Tomyn served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1952 and again from 1959 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit Party.
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William Tomyn ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature under the Social Credit banner in the 1935 Alberta general election, in the electoral district of Whitford.
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William Tomyn defeated three other candidates, including incumbent Isidore Goresky and former MLA Andrew Shandro.
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William Tomyn ran in the new electoral district of Willingdon in the election held that year and won with a large majority.
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William Tomyn ran for a third term in the 1944 Alberta general election.
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William Tomyn ran for a fourth term in the 1948 Alberta general election.
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William Tomyn defeated Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate Nick Dushenski by 250 votes.
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William Tomyn faced Dushenski again in the 1952 election and was defeated in a close race on the second count.
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William Tomyn attempted a comeback as the Social Credit candidate in the new electoral district of Edmonton Norwood in the 1959 general election.
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William Tomyn thus became one of the few persons to have held both urban and rural districts in the Alberta legislature.
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William Tomyn retired from the Alberta Legislature at dissolution in 1971.