David Stupich

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David Daniel Stupich (5 December 1921 - 8 February 2006) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. Stupich was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia and was a chartered accountant by career.

His first political campaign was an unsuccessful bid to become a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1949. He was the provincial CCF party candidate for the Nanaimo and the Islands riding.

He entered provincial politics by winning Nanaimo and the Islands in the 1963 British Columbia election. He was re-elected in the 1966 provincial election when the riding name changed to simply Nanaimo, but lost the riding to Social Credit candidate Frank Ney in the 1969 election. In the 1972 provincial election, Stupich defeated Ney and returned to the Legislature in the 1972 election, and remained a member until 1988.^[1][2]

Stupich then entered federal politics and was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Nanaimo—Cowichan electoral district for the New Democratic Party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Bob Ringma of the Reform Party in the 1993 federal election.

After a period of poor health, Stupich died in 2006 at Dufferin Place, a long-term care facility in Nanaimo.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC (2005). Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
2. ^ Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (20 February 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
3. ^ CANADA-OBITS-L Archives. RootsWeb.com (14 February 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-16.

[edit] External links

• Parliament of Canada: David Stupich, accessed 16 December 2006