Muriel Ross Abdurahman (April 29, 1938 – December 22, 2013) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.[1] She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.
Muriel Abdurahman | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Rob Lougheed |
| Constituency | Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muriel Ross April 29, 1938 Lochmaben, Scotland |
| Died | December 22, 2013 (aged 75) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Spouse | Abdul Abdurahman |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Political career
editFort Saskatchewan Town Council
editAbdurahman was elected to Fort Saskatchewan town council in 1977. She was elected Mayor of Fort Saskatchewan in 1980 and 1983, and was the first Mayor of the City of Fort Saskatchewan following its incorporation as a city in 1985. Abdurahman resigned midway through her second term as mayor in order to contest the 1986 Alberta general election.[citation needed]
Provincial Politics
editAbdurahman first ran for the Alberta Legislature in the 1986 general election. Running in the electoral district of Clover Bar under the Progressive Conservative banner, she finished a distant second to incumbent Representative Party MLA Walt Buck.[2] She ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1993 general election in the new electoral district of Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan and defeated incumbent independent MLA Kurt Gesell.[3] In the 1997 Alberta general election she earned a greater share of the popular vote than in 1993 but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Rob Lougheed.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Muriel ABDURAHMAN Obituary (2013) - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Journal". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Clover Bar results 1986". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan results 1993". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan results 1997". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
External links
edit- Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
- https://fortsaskonline.com/local/historical-society-tells-story-of-fort-saskatchewan-s-first-female-mayor
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