Murray William Dorin (May 21, 1954 – April 11, 2020) was a Canadian politician and businessman, who served as a
Progressive Conservative party member of the
House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He was a
chartered accountant and controller by career.
Born in
Viking, Alberta
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The town also lends its name to the Viking Formation, an ...
,
[Clyde Graham, "Central bank needs review; New Commons finance committee chairman ponders privatization". '']Ottawa Citizen
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History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris, it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851. The new ...
'', June 4, 1991. Dorin was first elected at the Alberta riding of
Edmonton West
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in the
1984 federal election, after upsetting longtime incumbent MP
Marcel Lambert
Marcel Joseph Aimé Lambert, (August 21, 1919 – September 24, 2000) was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (1962–1963).
Life and career
Lambert was born in St. Albert, to a French Canadian father and a Be ...
in a bitter nomination fight. Following changes to electoral district boundaries, he won the
Edmonton Northwest riding in the
1988 federal election, therefore serving in both the
33rd and
34th Canadian Parliament
The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it wa ...
s. As well as serving as a member of numerous legislative committees, standing committees, and subcommittees during his tenure, Dorin was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 2nd Session of the 34th Parliament, chair of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 3rd Session of the 34th Parliament,
[ and chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 3rd Session of the 34th Parliament.
Dorin left federal politics after being defeated in the 1993 federal election by Anne McLellan of the ]Liberal Party
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. However, he spent election day in the hospital, after being diagnosed with nervous exhaustion
Neurasthenia (from the Ancient Greek νεῦρον ''neuron'' "nerve" and ἀσθενής ''asthenés'' "weak") is a term that was first used at least as early as 1829 for a mechanical weakness of the nerves and became a major diagnosis in North ...
due to the stress of the campaign. In the 1997 Canadian federal election
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, he was active as a mentor to the party's candidates in Alberta, alongside former caucus colleagues such as Don Mazankowski
Donald Frank Mazankowski (July 27, 1935 – October 27, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as a cabinet minister under prime ministers Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney, including as deputy prime minister under Mulroney.
After retiring fro ...
, Scott Thorkelson and Jim Hawkes
Frederick James Hawkes (June 21, 1934 – May 9, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was Member of Parliament for Calgary West from 1979 until 1993.
Early life and education
Hawkes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at Sir George William ...
, but did not stand for reelection. He died in Edmonton on April 11, 2020.
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1953 births
2020 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
People from Beaver County, Alberta
Politicians from Edmonton
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