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♂ David C. Chatters
aliasDavid C. Chatters
Record
10605 · 794

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 15 April 1946 → 78 years ago
Lived 69 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 6 months
Death 25 January 2016 → 8 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 days after 22 January 2006
Special notes
None
 
David C. Chatters (1946–2016)
© Photo 2004 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Conservative first elected during the Reform/Canadian Alliance era, Chatters asserted in May 1996 that schools should have the right to fire openly gay teachers. That position led him to be suspended from the Reform caucus until September. (Big punishment!)
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 2 25

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Adam W. Germain  m 
 		 ⊖ John W. Shields  m 
 
Eligible: 54,875 Votes: 32,695 Participation: 59.58% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3146(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
REF
 1/6 15,350 47.07% +7,330 Loser:
LIB
 8,020 24.59% Lawrence Courtoreille

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,504 Votes: 26,937 Participation: 49.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2845(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
REF
 1/5 14,673 54.62% +6,607 Loser:
LIB
 8,066 30.02% Adam W. Germain
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 53
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,446 Votes: 34,582 Participation: 56.28% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2537(F) — 30 Jun 2023 19:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CA
 1/6 18,775 54.46% +8,982 Loser:
LIB
 9,793 28.40% Harold Cardinal
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 57
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,219 Votes: 39,719 Participation: 56.56% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 980(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/4 26,433 66.80% +18,814 Loser:
LIB
 7,619 19.26% Joe Dion

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,231 Votes: 43,655 Participation: 60.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 913(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
CPC
 29,698 68.22% Brian S. Storseth

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. David Cameron Chatters, M.P.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur David Cameron Chatters, député		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Chatters		 16 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Feb 2024 13:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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