William Roberts (Alberta politician)

William Roberts (born July 22, 1954) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.^[1]

William Roberts
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Centre
In office 1986–1993
Preceded by	Mary LeMessurier
Succeeded by	Michael Henry
Personal details
Born	(1954-07-22) July 22, 1954 (age 71) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta

Political career

Roberts ran for office as a New Democrat candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Mary LeMessurier by a margin of 160 votes.^[2] Roberts ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. In his second election he improved his margin of victory and won a comfortable plurality on a three-way split defeating five other candidates.^[3] Roberts retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1993.