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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
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| name = Barrie Chivers<br />
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1940|11|8}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ryley, Alberta]], Canada<br />
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| alma_mater=[[University of Alberta]]<br />
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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] <br />
| constituency = [[Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district)|Edmonton-Strathcona]]<br />
| term_start = 1990<br />
| term_end = 1993<br />
| predecessor = [[Gordon Wright (politician)|Gordon Wright]]<br />
| successor = [[Al Zariwny]]<br />
| party = [[Alberta New Democratic Party|Alberta NDP]]<br />
| religion =<br />
| occupation =lawyer<br />
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'''Barrie Chivers''' (born November 8, 1940) is a former Canadian politician and current lawyer. He served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] from 1990 to 1993 sitting with the official opposition [[Alberta New Democratic Party|Alberta New Democrats]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QfwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ed.+at+Univ.+of+Alta.+M.+Mar.+25%2C+1970+to+Batya%22|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|year=1993|isbn=9780921925316}}</ref><br />
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==Legal career==<br />
Chivers has been admitted to the law society in Alberta, [[Northwest Territories]], and [[Nunavut]]. He founded his first law firm in 1973 Wright, Chivers & Co. to practice criminal and labour law.<ref name="lawbio">{{cite web|title=Barrie Chivers|publisher=Chivers Carpenter Lawyers| accessdate=November 15, 2009|url=http://www.chiverslaw.com/barrie-chivers/}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 1987 after his partner went into provincial politics he founded Chivers-Greckol exclusively in labour, employment and human rights law.<ref name="lawbio"/> He left his practice in 1990 after winning a seat in the legislature.<ref name="bywin"/><br />
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After his defeat from office Chivers resumed his legal career with the firm of Chivers Carpenter Lawyers.<ref name="lawbio"/> He also served as President of the Trade Union Lawyers' Association and a former vice president of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers.<ref name="lawbio"/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Chivers ran for a seat for the first time in the [[1971 Alberta general election]]. He finished third out of four candidates behind Progressive Conservative candidate [[Bill Diachuk]] who ended up winning and defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA [[Lou Heard]] in the constituency of [[Edmonton-Beverly]].<ref name="def1">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Edmonton-Beverly| title=Edmonton-Beverly results 1971| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=November 14, 2009}}</ref><br />
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Chivers would run for a second time in a by-election on December 17, 1990 to fill the vacancy in the electoral district of [[Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district)|Edmonton-Strathcona]]. Chivers won by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the New Democrats.<ref name="bywin">{{cite web |title=Edmonton-Strathcona By-election |publisher=Elections Alberta |accessdate=November 14, 2009 |url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#dec1990 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094042/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#dec1990 |archivedate=June 7, 2009 }}</ref><br />
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Chivers would run for a second term in the [[1993 Alberta general election]]. He would face a crowded field of six other candidate and end up being defeated by Liberal candidate [[Al Zariwny]] in a closely contested race.<ref name="def2">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Edmonton-Strathcona| title=Edmonton-Strathcona results 1993| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=November 14, 2009}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192825/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]<br />
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[[Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]<br />
[[Category:Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs]]<br />
[[Category:Lawyers in Alberta]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Beaver County, Alberta]]<br />
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