Henry Woo

Henry Woo (Chinese: 胡建華 (March 18, 1929 – November 24, 2014) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in the legislature he sat in the back benches as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative party.

Henry Woo
MLA for Edmonton-Sherwood Park
In office
1979–1986
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Personal details
Born(1929-03-18)March 18, 1929
Lethbridge, Alberta[1]
DiedNovember 24, 2014(2014-11-24) (aged 85)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Political career

Woo ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Sherwood Park to pick it up for the governing Progressive Conservatives.[2]

In the 2nd Legislative Session Woo presented a petition of over 11,000 signatures to the Assembly to prevent the City of Edmonton annexing Strathcona County.[3]

Woo ran for a second term in the 1982 general election. He won re-election with a very high plurality of votes.[4] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1986. Woo died at the age of 85 on November 24, 2014.[5][6]

References
  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1980). Guide parlementaire canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. "Edmonton Sherwood Park results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  3. "Legislative Reports - Alberta". Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol 4 no 1. Parliament of Canada. 1981. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  4. "Edmonton Sherwood Park results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  5. "Life & Times: Politics just one facet of a life well-lived". edmontonjournal.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  6. "Henry Woo Obituary - Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Journal". legacy.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.


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