Stan Graham
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Stan Graham is a former Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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 member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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. Born in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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, he had a career as a businessman.

He was elected at the Kootenay East—Revelstoke electoral district 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 was defeated in the 1980 election
Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...

 by Sid Parker of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
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. Graham returned to national politics when he won back the riding in 1984 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...

, but again lost his seat in the 1988 election
Canadian federal election, 1988
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 after a defeat in Kootenay East
Kootenay East
Kootenay East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997....

to Parker. Graham did not campaign for further terms in Parliament.

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