Mabel Margaret DeWare (born 9 August 1926) is a Canadian politician, curler, and retired Senator.
Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, she skipped her team to a New Brunswick and Canadian Curling Association Ladies Curling championship in 1963, forerunner to the Scott 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 Canadian Senate 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.
Curling teams
| Event | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Result |
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| 1967 Canada Winter Games | Ralph DeWare | Mabel DeWare | | | |
| 1963 Diamond "D" Championship | Mabel DeWare | Harriet Stratton | Forbis Stevenson | Marjorie Fraser | 1st |
| 1959 New Brunswick Championship | | | | Mabel DeWare | 1st |
| 1957 New Brunswick Championship | | | | Mabel DeWare | 1st |
| 1955 New Brunswick Championship | | | | Mabel DeWare | 1st |
| 1953 New Brunswick Championship | | | | Mabel DeWare | 1st |
Electoral results
1987 Election
| 1987 New Brunswick election: Moncton West |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
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| | Liberal | Jim Lockyer | 4853 | 64.24 | +26.85 | $14,787 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mabel DeWare | 1916 | 25.36 | -29.48 | $13,295 |
| | NDP | David Lang | 786 | 10.40 | +2.63 | $1,808 |
| Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit | 7555 | 100.00 | $16,476 |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 47 | 0.47 | |
| Turnout | 7602 | 76.76 | -2.13 | |
| Electors on List | 9904 | |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +28.17 | |
1982 Election
| 1982 New Brunswick election: Moncton West |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
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| | Progressive Conservative | Mabel DeWare | 4242 | 54.84 | -3.07 | $12,653 |
| | Liberal | Wayne Patterson | 2892 | 37.39 | -1.54 | $10,199 |
| | NDP | Brian Harvey | 601 | 7.77 | * | $1,096 |
| Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit | 7735 | 100.00 | $14,513 |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 60 | 0.61 | |
| Turnout | 7795 | 78.89 | +5.45 | |
| Electors on List | 9881 | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.77 | |
1978 Election
| 1978 New Brunswick election: Moncton West |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
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| | 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 | 7272 | 100.00 | $14,856 |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 84 | 0.84 | |
| Turnout | 7356 | 73.44 | +0.95 | |
| Electors on List | 10,017 | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7.10 | |
