John Otho "Jack" Chapman (August 19, 1931 – March 6, 2011) was a power plant supervisor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Estevan from 1980 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan and worked 35 years for SaskPower as a power engineer and plant supervisor. Chapman also served on the board for Luther College.[1] He defeated Grant Devine in a 1980 by-election to win a seat in the provincial assembly [2] after Robert Larter resigned from the assembly, citing health reasons.[3] He was defeated by Devine when he ran for reelection in 1982.[2] He died in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. 1 2 "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Devine unopposed". The Phoenix. Saskatoon. October 30, 1980. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-08-07.


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