Grant McNally (born 8 January 1962 in

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) was a member of the

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from 1997 to 2004. He was educated at

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in Langley, BC. By career, he is a teacher. He won election with the Reform Party in the Dewdney-Alouette

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in the

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general election. He won re-election in

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while the Canadian Alliance transitioned to the

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and then the Conservative Party. In early 2001, he temporarily joined the

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group in protest of

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's Alliance Party leadership. McNally served in the 36th, and

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s. He did not seek a third term in Parliament for the 2004 federal election.

Electoral history

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