Background
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lyle Dean MacWilliam is the third son of Doris Louise Coghill and John Michael MacWilliam.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lyle Dean MacWilliam is the third son of Doris Louise Coghill and John Michael MacWilliam.
MacWilliam studied at Simon Fraser University.
His background included martial arts instruction, plus market research and its related education. MacWilliam ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1983. He was elected to represent Okanagan North in the assembly as a New Democratic Party member in a 1984 by-election held following the death of Donald James Campbell, but he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1986.
He entered federal politics after winning the 1988 federal election at the Okanagan—Shuswap electoral district for the New Democratic Party.
He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Darrel Stinson of the Reform Party in the 1993 federal election. He then joined the Liberal Party under which he campaigned at Okanagan—Shuswap in the 1997 federal election.
He was again defeated by Stinson, placing second.
