| Doug Mowat | |
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| MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain | |
| In office 1983–1991 Serving with Grace McCarthy |
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| Preceded by | Evan Maurice Wolfe |
| Succeeded by | Tom Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | August 11, 1992 |
| Political party | Social Credit |
Doug Mowat (1929 - August 11, 1992)[1] was a Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991, representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain. A quadriplegic following an accident playing rugby at age 17, Mowat was the first wheelchair user elected to a legislature in Canada.[2]
A founding member of the BC Paraplegic Association,[1] he was the organization's executive director from 1962 until his death. He first entered elected politics as a Vancouver Parks Board commissioner, and subsequently was elected to the legislature in 1983.
He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1982 in honour of his work on behalf of people with disabilities.[1]