Dave Worthy
Encyclopedia
Dave Worthy was a member of the Canadian House of Commons
from 1988 to 1993. Worthy was born in Consul, Saskatchewan
and had a varied career including teaching, computer engineering, hotel management and general business.
He was elected in the 1988 federal election
at the Cariboo—Chilcotin
electoral district
for the Progressive Conservative party
. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament
but lost to Philip Mayfield
of the Reform Party
in the 1993 federal election
.
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1988 to 1993. Worthy was born in Consul, Saskatchewan
Consul, Saskatchewan
Consul is a small village located in the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 in the extreme southwest of Saskatchewan, Canada along the Redcoat Trail. It features one of the last existing grain elevators in the region.-Demographics:...
and had a varied career including teaching, computer engineering, hotel management and general business.
He was elected in the 1988 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
at the Cariboo—Chilcotin
Cariboo—Chilcotin
Cariboo–Chilcotin was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2003.- Geography :It consisted initially of:* the Cariboo Regional District;...
electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament
34th Canadian Parliament
The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988 until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.It was...
but lost to Philip Mayfield
Philip Mayfield
Philip William Mayfield was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. He was previously a minister in the United Church of Canada....
of the Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
in the 1993 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
.