Alan William Hyland (July 28, 1945 – July 24, 2024) was a Canadian municipal and provincial-level politician from

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. He served as a member of the

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from 1975 to 1993.

Life and career

Hyland ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in the

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. He ran in the

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electoral district, that was previously held by former Premier

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. Hyland won the district, picking it up for his party by winning a closely contested election defeating Social Credit candidate Barry Bernhardt and two other candidates. He was re-elected with a larger majority in the

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winning well over 50% of the popular vote. Hyland ran for a third term in office in the

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. He secured the largest majority of his political career with the only opposition coming from Independent candidate Orville Reber. The Cypress electoral district was abolished in 1986 due to redistribution. Hyland ran in the new electoral district of

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for the 1986 general election and won a close race over Lloyd Robinson running under the Representative Party banner. Robinson and Hyland would face each other again in the 1989 general election. Hyland would defeat Robinson by 600 votes, who increased his popular support running under the

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banner. Hyland retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993. After leaving provincial politics, Hyland became mayor of

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Death

Hyland died on July 24, 2024, at the age of 78, four days before his 79th birthday.July 26, 2024
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References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
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