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
John Roderick Dahmer (September 5, 1937 – November 26, 1988) was elected a member of the House of Commons of Canada in 1988. His background was in education. A school teacher, guidance councillor, principal, and later involved in adult educa ...
, who died five days after winning the seat in the
1988 federal election.
Reform
Reform ( lat, reformo) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill#The Yorkshire Associati ...
candidate
Deborah Grey
Deborah Cleland Grey, (born July 1, 1952) is a retired Canadian member of Parliament from Alberta for the Reform Party of Canada, the Canadian Alliance, and the Conservative Party of Canada. She was the first female leader of the Opposition in ...
won the by-election, becoming the party's first elected MP.
Results
See also
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By-elections to the 34th Canadian Parliament
By-elections to the 34th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1988 federal election and the 1993 federal election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government f ...
References
{{By-elections to the 34th Canadian Parliament
Beaver River
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Federal by-elections in Alberta
May 1989 events in Canada