William Masson

William Masson was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative [Assembly of Alberta] from 1935 to 1955 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Masson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Wainwright for the 1935 [Alberta general election|1935 general election]. He defeated three other candidates in an open race with a large percentage of the vote to pick up the seat for his party.
Masson ran for a second term in office in the 1940 Alberta general election. He faced three other candidates, among them Albert Blue, a former Social Credit MLA whose district, Ribstone (provincial [electoral district)|Ribstone] had been abolished after redistribution and who now ran under the banner of the Independent Progressive Association. Masson retained the seat in the third vote count.
Masson ran for a third term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election. He was returned on the first ballot with a very large majority over two other candidates.
Masson ran for a fourth term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election. His popular vote dropped slightly compared to 1944, but he won the three-way race to keep his seat.
Masson ran for a fifth term in the 1952 Alberta general election. He lost popular support for the second election in a row, but won with over half the popular vote over two other candidates.
Masson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1955.