Murray Dorin

Murray Dorin
Member of Parliament for Edmonton West
In office 1984–1988
Preceded by	Marcel Lambert
Succeeded by	riding redistributed
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Northwest
In office 1988–1993
Preceded by	new district
Succeeded by	Anne McLellan
Personal details
Born	May 21, 1954 Viking, Alberta, Canada
Died	April 11, 2020(2020-04-11) (aged 65) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	accountant

Murray William Dorin (May 21, 1954 – April 11, 2020) was a Canadian politician and businessman, who served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He was a chartered accountant and controller by career.^[1]

Born in Viking, Alberta,^[2] Dorin was first elected at the Alberta riding of Edmonton West in the 1984 federal election,^[3] after upsetting longtime incumbent MP Marcel Lambert in a bitter nomination fight. Following changes to electoral district boundaries, he won the Edmonton Northwest riding in the 1988 federal election, therefore serving in both the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments. As well as serving as a member of numerous legislative committees, standing committees, and subcommittees during his tenure, Dorin was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 2nd Session of the 34th Parliament, chair of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 3rd Session of the 34th Parliament,^[2] and chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 3rd Session of the 34th Parliament.

Dorin left federal politics after being defeated in the 1993 federal election by Anne McLellan of the Liberal Party.^[4] However, he spent election day in the hospital, after being diagnosed with nervous exhaustion due to the stress of the campaign.^[5] In the 1997 Canadian federal election, he was active as a mentor to the party's candidates in Alberta, alongside former caucus colleagues such as Don Mazankowski, Scott Thorkelson and Jim Hawkes, but did not stand for reelection.^[6] He died in Edmonton on April 11, 2020.^[7]

References

1. Norm Ovenden, "Defeated Tory MPs coping with life after politics". Edmonton Journal, December 18, 1993.
2. Clyde Graham, "Central bank needs review; New Commons finance committee chairman ponders privatization". Ottawa Citizen, June 4, 1991.
3. "How Canada Voted: Alberta". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 1984.
4. Mike Sadava, "A Liberal win by one vote". Edmonton Journal, October 26, 1993.
5. "Election 1993: Hurtig foe in hospital". Windsor Star, October 25, 1993.
6. Norm Ovenden, "Old Tories lie low; `New blood' tries to put Mulroney to rest". Edmonton Journal, March 22, 1997.
7. "Murray Dorin Obituary". The Edmonton Journal. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

External links

• Murray Dorin – Parliament of Canada biography