Judith Claire Bethel (24 August 1943 – 11 March 2025) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the

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for the

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from 1993 to 1997. She was born in

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. As part of the

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, Bethel was elected in the 1993 federal election. She served in the

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, after which she was unsuccessful in gaining a second term in office. She was defeated by the Reform party's

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in the 1997 federal election. Since then, Bethel made no further attempts to return to Parliament. Her son John was the Liberal nominee for the riding in the 2004 election but was unsuccessful. She died on 11 March 2025, at the age of 81.https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/judy-bethel-1092763201

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1943 births 2025 deaths Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Edmonton city councillors Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Politicians from Winnipeg Women municipal councillors in Alberta 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century Canadian women politicians {{Alberta-MP-stub