Thomas "Tom" Fredrick Lawrence Lysons (November 20, 1934 – May 7, 1997) was a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1986.
Thomas "Tom" Fredrick Lawrence Lysons | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 26, 1975 – May 8, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ashley Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Steve West |
| Constituency | Vermilion-Viking |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1934 Islay, Alberta[1] |
| Died | May 7, 1997 (aged 62) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Political career
editLysons ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Vermilion-Viking winning a hotly contested race to pick up the district for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[2] He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election this time winning easily after significantly increasing his popular vote.[3] Lysons would win his highest popular vote running for his final term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election.[4] He retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1986.
Lysons died in 1997.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1946.
- ^ "Vermilion-Viking results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Vermilion-Viking results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Vermilion-Viking results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Mr. Thomas Fredrick Lawrence Lysons, 1934 to 1997" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. May 7, 1997. p. 387. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2011.