Joseph Thauberger was a Canadian

Canada

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 farmer

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 and politician

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. Born in Bessarabia

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, he emigrated to Canada from Russia with his parents, Andreas Thauberger and Maria Eva née Bähr, in 1911.

In the 1972 federal election

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, Thauberger ran for the Social Credit Party of Canada

Social Credit Party of Canada

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 in the riding

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 of Qu’Appelle

Regina—Qu'Appelle

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, Saskatchewan

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. He placed last in a field of four candidates, with 839 votes (3.1% of the total).

Joseph Thauberger helped establish the Canada Party

Canada Party

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 in the early 1990s to promote a policy of nationalism and monetary reform

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. He became the first leader of that party.

In the 1993 election

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, he ran for the Canada Party

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 in the riding

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Regina—Qu'Appelle

Regina—Qu'Appelle

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, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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. He placed last in a field of six candidates, with 178 votes (0.55% of the total).

Thauberger stepped down from the party leadership in 1994 and was replaced by Claire Foss

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. The party merged into the Canadian Action Party

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 in 1997. Joseph Thauberger died in Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

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in April 1998. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Regina.

Joseph Thauberger's son, Dr. Patrick Cyril Thauberger, disappeared in Regina in 1997 while travelling from Winnipeg to Edmonton. He has yet to be found.