John Dahmer

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John Dahmer (1938 - 26 November 1988) was elected a member of the Canadian House of Commons in 1988. His background was school administration.

He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Beaver River electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. But the member-elect was terminally stricken with bone marrow cancer and never saw the first day of the 34th Canadian Parliament^{[1] [2]} Dahmer had entered Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital on 28 October 1988 but his condition was not widely known until after election night.^[2] Dahmer died five days after the election, too late for the House of Commons' Deputy Clerk to arrive for a swearing-in ceremony.^[3] Despite this, Parliamentary policy allowed Dahmer's widow to receive a CAD 29 150 severance which was equivalent to six months salary in office.^[4]

Dahmer was succeeded by Deborah Grey of the Reform Party in March 1989. She finished in fourth place behind Dahmer in the November 1988 federal election.

[edit] References

1. ^ Schut, Jessie. "Profile: Deborah Grey", Living Light News, November/December 1995. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
2. ^ ^{a b} Canadian Press. "New MP victim of cancer", Ottawa Citizen, 24 November 1988, p. A4.
3. ^ The House of Commons and Its Members. House of Commons Procedure and Practice Section 4 (2000). Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
4. ^ Canadian Press. "Five-day MP's death leaves family $29,150", The Gazette (Montreal), 19 January 1989, p. B1.

[edit] External link

• Parliament of Canada: John Dahmer, accessed 15 December 2006