William Kenneth Ure was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.
10 Facts About William Ure
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William Ure served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
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William Ure defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA William Kirby in landslide to pick up the district for the Social Credit party.
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William Ure ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election.
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William Ure ran for his third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election.
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William Ure ran in a tight election against future MLA James Foster.
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William 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.
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William Ure ran for re-election in the new riding of Innisfail.
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William Ure was defeated in a hotly contested straight fight with Progressive Conservative candidate Clifford Doan.
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Ure's brother David A Ure served as a Legislative Assembly of Alberta member for Red Deer from 1943 to 1954.