Edna Viola Anderson (née Falkner; 9 November 1922 – 7 July 2019) was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the

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from 1988 to 1993. The career businesswoman was elected in the 1988 federal election at the

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for the Progressive Conservative party. She served in the

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. She did not seek another term in Parliament and ended her federal political career as of the 1993 federal election. Anderson died on 7 July 2019 at the age of 96. She was the granddaughter of James Dew Chaplin.

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* 1922 births 2019 deaths Businesspeople from St. Catharines Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from St. Catharines Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Women in Ontario politics {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub