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Wayne Jacques

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Wayne Jacques is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2001.

Political career

Jacques was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election. He won a closely contested three-way election finishing 500 votes higher than second place Dwight Logan, a candidate for the Liberals.[1] He won his second term in office with a more decisive margin defeating two other candidates in the 1997 Alberta general election.[2] On October 2, 2000, Jacques and Grande Prairie Smoky MLA Walter Paszkowski jointly announced a 1.2 million dollar centennial grant to upgrade the Grande Prairie Museum.[3] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Legislature in 2001.

References

  1. ^ "Grande_Prairie-Wapiti results 1993". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ "Grande_Prairie-Wapiti results 1997". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ "Grande Prairie" (PDF). Government of Alberta. October 2, 2000. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District
MLA Grande Prairie Wapiti
1993-2001
Succeeded by