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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = David Chatters
| image       =
| caption     =
| birth_date  = April 15, 1946
| birth_place = [[Westlock, Alberta|Westlock]], [[Alberta]], Canada
|death_date={{death date and age|2016|1|25|1946|4|15}}
|death_place=Westlock, Alberta, Canada
| residence   = 
| office1      = Member of the [[Parliament of Canada|Canadian Parliament]]<br />for [[Westlock—St. Paul]]
| term_start1  = 2004
| term_end1    = 2006
| predecessor1 = first member
| successor1   = [[Brian Storseth]]
| office2      = Member of the [[Parliament of Canada|Canadian Parliament]]<br />for [[Athabasca (electoral district)|Athabasca]]
| term_start2  = 1993
| term_end2    = 2004
| predecessor2 = [[Jack Shields]]
| successor2   = [[Brian Jean]]
| party        = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] (2003-2006) <br />[[Canadian Alliance]] (2000-2003) <br /> [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform]] (1993-2000)
}}
'''David Cameron Chatters''' (April 15, 1946 – January 25, 2016) was a [[Canadian]] politician. He was a member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1993 to 2006, representing the riding of [[Athabasca (electoral district)|Athabasca]] until the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 election]], after which he represented [[Westlock—St. Paul]].

Born in [[Westlock, Alberta]], Chatters, formerly a farmer and rancher, was first elected as a member of the [[Reform Party of Canada]] (1993–2000), which became the [[Canadian Alliance]] in 2000, which became the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] in 2003. For over 10 years, he was the Senior Opposition Critic for Natural Resources and was a Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition. He was the Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, but health reasons made Chatters retire at the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 election]].

In May 1996, he was suspended from the Reform Party caucus for asserting, in the wake of the [[Delwin Vriend]] case on [[LGBT]] human rights, that schools should have the right to fire openly gay teachers.<ref name=macleans>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gay-rights-bill-passes "Gay Rights Bill Passes"]. ''[[Maclean's]]'', May 13, 1996.</ref> Another caucus colleague who had made a similar comment, [[Bob Ringma]], was suspended at the same time;<ref name=macleans /> a third caucus colleague, [[Jan Brown]], was also suspended at the same time for publicly criticizing Chatters and Ringma. All three were readmitted to the Reform caucus by September of that year.<ref>"Back in caucus". ''[[Perceptions (magazine)|Perceptions]]'', P107 (v14n6)(Sept. 11, 1996): Page 19.</ref> He died at the age of 69 on January 25, 2016. He had [[pancreatic cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westlocknews.com/article/Community-mourns-former-MP-20160202|title = Community mourns former MP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=177518704|title = David CHATTERS Obituary (2016) - Westlock, AB - Edmonton Journal|website = [[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>

==Electoral record==

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|David Chatters|26,435|66.7|&ndash;|$25,254}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Joe Dion|7,694|19.4|&ndash;|$79,419}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Peggy Kirkeby|3,482|8.8|&ndash;|$2,112}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|John A. McDonald|2,037|5.1|&ndash;|$486}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|39,568|100.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|151|0.38 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|39,719|56.56}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|David Chatters|18,775|54.45|-0.16 |$34,623}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Harold Cardinal]]|9,793|28.40| -1.62|$66,236}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Doug Faulkner]]|4,224|12.25| +3.10|$26,660}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alysia Erickson|872|2.52|-2.17 | }}
{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Reginald Normore|469|1.36|&ndash;| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Harvey Alex Scott|345|1.00|-0.50 |$194}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|34,478|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|104|0.30|+0.03}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|34,582|56.28|+6.86}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|David Chatters|14,673|54.61| +7.47|$48,747}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Adam Germain]]|8,066|30.02|+5.42 |$59,100}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Don McGladdery|2,459|9.15| -9.96|$17,026}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bryan Nelson|1,262|4.69| -2.87| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Dave Gregory|405|1.50|+0.53 |$1,206}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|26,865|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|72|0.27}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|26,937|49.42}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|David Chatters|15,348| 47.14|+41.68 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Lawrence Courtoreille|8,011| 24.60|+12.26 }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Jack Shields]]|6,223|19.11|-33.70  }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ian Thorn|2,461| 7.56|-19.73 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Harvey A. Scott|315| 0.97| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Roger Shapka|202| 0.62| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 32,560	| 100.00}}
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060215194302/http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=63 How'd They Vote?: David Chatters' voting history and quotes]
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4962}}

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[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta]]
[[Category:Reform Party of Canada MPs]]
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[[Category:People from Westlock County]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada]]
[[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Canada]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada]]

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