What is Percy Wickman?
{{Infobox CanadianMP | name=Percy Wickman | birthname= | image= | caption= | birth_name=Percy Dwight Wickman | birth_date={{birth date|1941|6|10}} | birth_place=[[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]] | death_date={{death date and age|2004|7|3|1941|6|10}} | death_place=[[Edmonton, Alberta]] | spouse=Silvia | residence= | office1=[[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] | constituency1=[[Edmonton-Rutherford]] | predecessor1= | successor1=[[Ian McClelland]] | term_start1=1993 | term_end1=2001 | constituency2=[[Edmonton-Whitemud]] | predecessor2=[[Don Getty]] | successor2=[[Mike Percy (politician)|Mike Percy]] | term_start2=1989 | term_end2=1993 | profession=activist, city councillor | party=[[Alberta Liberal Party]] | party colour= | footnotes= | religion= | website= |}} '''Percy Dwight Wickman''' (June 10, 1941 – July 3, 2004) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and well-known activist for people with disabilities who was born in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]]. Wickman served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1986. He made the news when he was elected as [[Alberta Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for [[Edmonton-Whitemud]] after unseating [[Alberta]] premier [[Don Getty]] in the [[Alberta general election, 1989|1989 election]], despite the fact Getty had otherwise won a majority government. In [[Alberta general election, 1993|1993 election]] and [[Alberta general election, 1997|1997 election]] Wickman was re-elected as the MLA for [[Edmonton Rutherford]]. Wickman retired from politics in 2001. Wickman died in 2004 due to a paraplegic-related illness. ==Other websites== *[http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-1472-9845/politics_economy/alberta_elections/clip5 Embarrassment for Getty CBC Archives] *[http://www.accd.net/2004-Fall_News_pub.htm Death of Percy Wickman] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20041010035743/http://www.accd.net/2004-Fall_News_pub.htm |date=2004-10-10 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wickman, Percy}} [[Category:1941 births]]