Dennis Welin was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 politician who served on Timmins City Council, including a term as mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of the city from 1988 to 1991. He defeated incumbent mayor Vic Power

Victor M. Power

Victor M. Power is a Canadian politician who served as Timmins, Ontario's longest-serving mayor.Power attended the University of Windsor and the University of Toronto. He later worked as a teacher and guidance counsellor at Timmins High and Vocational School before entering municipal politics. ...

 in the 1988 municipal election, but was in turn defeated by Power in 1991.

Welin was also the New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

 candidate for Timmins—Chapleau

Timmins—Chapleau

Timmins—Chapleau was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the northeast part of the province of Ontario...

 in the 1979 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1979

The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

, but lost to Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 candidate Ray Chénier

Ray Chénier

Jacques Raymond Chénier is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984...

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Electoral record

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|Ray Chénier

Ray Chénier

Jacques Raymond Chénier is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984...

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|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

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|Progressive Conservative

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....

|Ernie R. White
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