William Lafferty

William "Bill" Lafferty (1931–2003) was a politician, Canadian Forces officer and news paper columnist from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1979.

Lafferty was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election. He won the Mackenzie-Laird electoral district defeating incumbent Nick Sibbeston. Lafferty would only serve a single term in office and would not return when the legislature was dissolved in 1979.

He died in 2003 due to cancer.

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
Nick Sibbeston
MLA Mackenzie-Laird
1975–1979
Succeeded by
Nick Sibbeston


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