William Tupper
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William (Bill) Tupper (born 7 October 1933) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, geologist and professor by career. He was a Municipal Councillor for North Gower in 1973, and the mayor of Rideau Township from 1974 to 1978.{{Cite web |title=Profile of William Tupper, M.P. |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15497 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Parlinfo}}
He was elected at Nepean—Carleton electoral district in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. In the 1988 federal election, he ran in the Nepean riding but was defeated by Beryl Gaffney of the Liberal party.
Electoral record
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Beryl Gaffney|26,632}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|William Tupper|23,399}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bea Murray|6,119}}
{{CANelec|CA|Commonwealth of Canada|Debbie Brennan|292}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|William Tupper|41,663|55.9|+2.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gord Hunter|20,852|28.0|-5.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bea Murray|11,035|14.8|+2.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Gregory Vezina|737|1.0|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Ray Turmel|204|0.3|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|74,491 |100.0}}
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External links
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Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
Category:20th-century mayors of places in Ontario
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