Peter Thalheimer (June 4, 1936-April 17, 2018) was a member of the

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from 1993 to 1997. He was a

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by career, joining the Ontario bar in 1964 after studying at the University of Ottawa. Thalheimer established a legal practice in Timmins and served as a municipal solicitor there. He first campaigned for a seat in federal Parliament in the 1988 federal election but lost to NDP candidate

Cid Samson Cyril (Cid) Samson (born January 26, 1943) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. Samson was a member of the New Democratic Party ...

at the

Timmins—Chapleau Timmins—Chapleau was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the northeast part of the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Cochrane, Nip ...

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. In the 1993 federal election Thalheimer beat Samson in the riding and served on the

35th Canadian Parliament The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis ...

. After completing his term of office, Thalheimer did not seek re-election in

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indicating that his departure from federal politics was due to health problems.

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* 1936 births 2018 deaths Lawyers in Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Timmins People from Unity, Saskatchewan University of Ottawa alumni {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub