Weslyn Mather

Weslyn Melva Mather was a provincial politician in the Canadian province of Alberta. She served as a member in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2004 to 2008 sitting with the Liberal Party|Liberal] caucus in opposition.

Early life

Weslyn Mather was born in 1945. She married her husband Dick Mather in 1965. She worked as a psychologist and school administrator. In 1972 she sustained injuries in a car accident that left her in a wheelchair.

Political career

Mather ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 2004 [Alberta general election|2004 election] as the Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods. She won the election defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Naresh Bhardwaj in a hotly contested race.
Mather ran for a second term in office in the 2008 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive [Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative] candidate Carl Benito. On November 22, 2015, she died at the age of 70 after an infection.