# Mabel DeWare

Mabel Margaret DeWare (née Keiver; 9 August 1926 – 17 August 2022) was a Canadian politician, senator, and curler.
DeWare was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, to parents Mary and Hugh Keiver.
She skipped her team to a New Brunswick and Canadian Curling Association Ladies Curling championship in 1963, forerunner to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
In 1978, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. She was re-elected in 1982 and was defeated in 1987. She held three cabinet positions: Minister of Labour and Manpower (1978–1982), Minister of Community Colleges (1983–1985), and Minister of Advanced Education (1985–1987).
In 1990, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Moncton, New Brunswick. A Progressive Conservative, she was the Opposition Whip in the Senate from 1999 to 2001. She retired on her 75th birthday.
She was inducted in the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame as curler/builder in 1987.
DeWare died in Moncton on 17 August 2022, eight days after turning 96.

## Electoral results
### 1987 election

1987 New Brunswick election: Moncton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Lockyer | 4853 | 64.24 | +26.85 | $14,787 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mabel DeWare | 1916 | 25.36 | -29.48 | $13,295 |
| | New Democratic | David Lang | 786 | 10.40 | +2.63 | $1,808 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7555 | 100.00 | $16,476 | $16,476 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.47 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7602 | 76.76 | -2.13 | |
| Electors on list | Electors on list | Electors on list | 9904 | | | |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +28.17 | | |

### 1982 election

1982 New Brunswick election: Moncton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mabel DeWare | 4242 | 54.84 | -3.07 | $12,653 |
| | Liberal | Wayne Patterson | 2892 | 37.39 | -1.54 | $10,199 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Harvey | 601 | 7.77 | * | $1,096 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7735 | 100.00 | $14,513 | $14,513 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 60 | 0.61 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7795 | 78.89 | +5.45 | |
| Electors on list | Electors on list | Electors on list | 9881 | | | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.77 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 New Brunswick election: Moncton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mabel DeWare | 4211 | 57.91 | +5.52 | $7,358 |
| | Liberal | Donald A. Canning | 2831 | 38.93 | -8.68 | $8,481 |
| | Parti acadien | Paul Hebert | 230 | 3.16 | * | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7272 | 100.00 | $14,856 | $14,856 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 84 | 0.84 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7356 | 73.44 | +0.95 | |
| Electors on list | Electors on list | Electors on list | 10,017 | | | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7.10 | | |