Bill Allen (Canadian Politician)
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William James Gilbert Allen (born August 12, 1946) is a former political figure in
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, Canada. He represented
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from 1975 to 1982 in the
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as a
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(NDP) member. He was born in
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, the son of Alfred B. Allen and Delores M. Holmes, and was educated there, at St. Peter's College and at the
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. Allen was defeated by
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when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982.


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1946 births Living people Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{NDP-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub