Political Career
Tomyn ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a candidate under the Social Credit banner in the 1935 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Whitford. The race was hotly contested, Tomyn faced three other candidates with two of them having been elected to the Alberta Legislature. Tomyn won the district on the third count in vote transfers defeating incumbent Isidore Goresky and former MLA Andrew Shandro.
The 1940 boundary redistribution would see Whitford abolished. Tomyn ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Willingdon. The election held that year saw Tomyn win a large majority to pick up the new seat for his party.
Tomyn ran for a third term in the 1944 Alberta general election. The race was hotly contested. Tomyn defeated Co-operative Commonwealth candidate L.L. Kostash on the second count to hold his seat.
Tomyn ran for a fourth term in the 1948 Alberta general election. He faced only one challenger Co-operative Commonwealth candidate Nick Dushenski. Tomyn won the straight fight over Dushenski by 250 votes.
The 1952 Alberta general election would see Tomyn and Dushenski face each other a second time. The race would be closer than in 1948 with Dushenski defeating Tomyn on the second count.
Tomyn attempted a political comeback by running as the Social Credit candidate in the new electoral district of Edmonton Norwood in the 1959 Alberta general election. He defeated four other candidate with a landslide majority. His win put made him one of only a handful of people to win both an urban and rural district in the Alberta history.
Tomyn ran for his sixth term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His lost a sizable portion of his popular vote but was still returned with a comfortable majority.
Tomyn ran for his seventh term in the 1967 Alberta general election. He faced a hotly contested election against NDP candidate and future MLA Grant Notely. He defeated him by a margin of 1,000 votes to win his final term in office.
Tomyn retired from the Alberta Legislature at dissolution in 1971. His total career made him the sixth longest-serving member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to date.
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