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♀ Deborah Cleland Grey
aliasDeborah Grey
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 1 July 1952
Age 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 13 March 1989 → 35 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 10 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
None
 
Deborah Cleland Grey (1952– )
© Photo 2014 Centre Manning — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Edward T. Applewhaite (1898–1964) Great-grandfather  
⊖ Byron I. (Boss) Johnson (1890–1964) Grand-uncle  
 
Well that's interesting!
When federal Progressive Conservative John Dahmer died five days after being elected in Beaver River, Grey ran and won in the resulting by-election, thus becoming the Reform Party of Canada's first elected MP. In the general election four months earlier, she had finished fourth, behind Dahmer and the Liberal and NDP candidates.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 3 11

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 36
CA
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 47–48 27 Mar 2000 — 07 Jul 2000 0 3 10
2. CA 36
CA
 1 ✓ Party leader 47–48 27 Mar 2000 — 07 Jul 2000 0 3 10
3. CA 36
CA
 2 Opposition Leader 48 08 Jul 2000 — 10 Sep 2000 0 2 2

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ David M. Broda  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Raymond J. Martin  m 
 		 ⊖ John R. Dahmer  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,077 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3448(F) — 30 Jan 2022 15:56 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
REF
 4/5 4,158 13.38% -9,610 Winner:
PC
 13,768 44.30% John R. Dahmer
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,903 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Alberta
13 March 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10855(F) — 30 Jan 2022 17:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
REF
 1/4 11,154 48.70% +4,242 Loser:
PC
 6,912 30.18% David M. Broda

Service: 4 years 7 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,853 Votes: 30,670 Participation: 66.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3153(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
REF
 1/6 17,725 58.00% +10,183 Loser:
LIB
 7,542 24.68% Michael J. Zacharko

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,595 Votes: 36,493 Participation: 55.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2855(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
REF
 1/5 16,124 44.30% +4,304 Loser:
LIB
 11,820 32.48% Jonathan Murphy
After her election:
27 Mar 2000 47
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,604 Votes: 43,249 Participation: 57.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2548(F) — 30 Jun 2023 20:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CA
 1/4 22,063 51.22% +7,277 Loser:
LIB
 14,786 34.33% Jim Jacuta
After her election:
4 Jul 2001 49
CA
 →
ICA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
12 Sep 2001 49
ICA
 →
DRC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 49
DRC
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
23 Dec 2003 51
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 83,859 Votes: 50,595 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 970(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CPC
 30,497 60.40% Rona C. Ambrose Veitch

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Miss Deborah C. Grey, O.C., M.P.		 25 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Mademoiselle Deborah C. Grey, O.C., députée		 25 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Deborah Grey		 25 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Deborah Grey		 25 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Apr 2024 19:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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