Mike Scott (politician)
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Mike Scott was a Reform Party of Canada
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....

 Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons
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 from 1993-2000. Scott represented the riding of Skeena (now Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Skeena—Bulkley Valley is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...

), in Northwestern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

.

In 2006, Scott once again ran in same riding for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada
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. He lost to NDP
New Democratic Party
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 incumbent Nathan Cullen
Nathan Cullen
Nathan Cullen is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley in the Canadian House of Commons. He is a candidate for the federal leadership of the NDP. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Cullen is fluent in English, French and Spanish and is married with young twin sons...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/295/06results.html.
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