Doug Mowat

Doug Mowat
MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain
In office 1983–1991 Serving with Grace McCarthy
Preceded by	Evan Maurice Wolfe
Succeeded by	Tom Perry
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Born	1929 Vancouver, British Columbia
Died	August 11, 1992
Political party	Social Credit

Doug Mowat (1929 - August 11, 1992)^[1] was a Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991, representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain. A quadriplegic following an accident playing rugby at age 17, Mowat was the first wheelchair user elected to a legislature in Canada.^[2]

A founding member of the BC Paraplegic Association,^[1] he was the organization's executive director from 1962 until his death. He first entered elected politics as a Vancouver Parks Board commissioner, and subsequently was elected to the legislature in 1983.

He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1982 in honour of his work on behalf of people with disabilities.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Doug Mowat: Tribute to a Life of Service. Disability Foundation.
2. ^ "More than a quarter of MLAs new". Vancouver Province, May 14, 2009.

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Name	Mowat, Doug
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Date of birth	1929
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of death	August 11, 1992
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