Judith Claire Bethel was a member of the Canadian House of Commons

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 for the Edmonton East

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 electoral district

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 from 1993 to 1997. Her career was in education

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 and finance

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As part of the Liberal Party of Canada

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, Bethel was elected in the 1993 federal election

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. She served in the 35th Canadian Parliament

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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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 Peter Goldring

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 in the 1997 federal election

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. Since then, Bethel made no further attempts to return to Parliament.