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- Irene Mathyssen, veteran NDP MP, died at home Monday after battling cancer.
- She was 75 and survived by husband Keith and daughter Lindsay.
- She served as MPP for Middlesex (1990-1995) before winning the London-Fanshawe federal seat in 2006.
- She was re-elected three times and retired from the House of Commons in 2019.
- Lindsay Mathyssen succeeded her as MP in 2019, won again in 2021, then lost in 2025.