| Ernie Isley | |
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| In office 1979 – 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Hansen |
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| Succeeded by | Leo Vasseur |
| Constituency | Bonnyville |
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| In office November 1982 – Between September 1986 and March 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Horsman |
| Succeeded by | Rick Orman |
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| In office May 1986 – March 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Chambers |
| Succeeded by | Ken Kowalski |
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| In office March 1989 – June 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Elzinga |
| Succeeded by | Walter Paszkowski |
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| Political party | Progressive Conservative Wildrose Alliance |
Ernie Isley is a former school principal and provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993. He was the mayor for the town of Bonnyville, Alberta and served that post since being acclaimed in a by-election on March 7, 2006.
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Early life
Isley served for seven years as Principal for Bonnyville Centralized High School before running for provincial office.[1]
Provincial political career
Isley was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Bonnyville defeating four other candidates to hold it for the Progressive Conservatives.[2] He won his second term and a larger plurality facing two other candidates to win the 1982 Alberta general election.[3] His third time running for office in the 1986 Alberta general election, would see him win his third term with a reduced but comfortable plurality. He would again defeat two other candidates, his strongest challenger was New Democrat candidate Thomas Tucker.[4]
Isley would run for a fourth term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. His plurality and personal popularity would continue to slide as he faced two strong candidates.[5] He ran for a fifth term in office in the 1993 Alberta general election but was defeated in a hotly contested race by Liberal candidate Leo Vasseur.[6]
During his term in office, he served in several cabinet portfolios, including Public Works and Agriculture.
Municipal career
Isley was acclaimed as the Mayor of Bonnyville, Alberta in a by-election held on March 7, 2006. He was returned by acclamation in the 2007 Bonnyville municipal election.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mayor of Bonnyville". Town of Bonnyville. http://www.town.bonnyville.ab.ca/keepinginformed/council/towncouncil/. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Bonnyville results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Bonnyville. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Bonnyville results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Bonnyville. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Bonnyville results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1986&Constit=Bonnyville. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Bonnyville results 1989". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1989&Constit=Bonnyville. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Bonnyville results 1993". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Bonnyville. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
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