Jean Payne (12 May 1939 – 4 March 2020) was a member of the

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from 1993 to 1997. She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and was a

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by career. She was elected in the 1993 federal election at the

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for the

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. Payne left federal politics after serving in the

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and did not seek another term in office in the 1997 federal election.

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* 1939 births 2020 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Businesspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Women in Newfoundland and Labrador politics 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century Canadian women politicians {{NewfoundlandLabrador-MP-stub