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1989 Beaver River federal by-election

1989 Beaver River federal by-election
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Riding of Beaver River
  First party Second party
 
PC
Candidate Deborah Grey Dave Broda
Party Reform Progressive Conservative
Popular vote 11,154 6,912
Percentage 48.70% 30.18%
Swing Increase 36.50pp Decrease 10.22pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
LPC
NDP
Candidate Ernie O. Brosseau Barbara Bonneau
Party Liberal New Democratic
Popular vote 2,756 2,081
Percentage 12.03% 9.09%
Swing Decrease 7.13pp Decrease 9.96pp
MP before election

Vacant

 Elected MP

Deborah Grey
Reform

A by-election was held in the Alberta federal riding of Beaver River on March 13, 1989. The election was triggered by the death of incumbent John Dahmer, who died five days after winning the seat in the 1988 federal election.[1]

Reform candidate Deborah Grey won the by-election, becoming the party's first elected MP.[2]

An exhibit display at the Royal Alberta Museum depicts artefacts from the 1989 by-election, including Grey's motorcycle.
  1. ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile - 1989-03-13". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

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