Robert Edward Lane was a
Canadian insurance executive and politician from. Lane served as a
Progressive Conservative member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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He represented the
Winnipeg—St. James Winnipeg—St. James was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was in the north end of the city of Winnipeg. This riding was created in 1976 fro ...
electoral district
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in Manitoba, which he won in the
1979 federal election. He did not serve in the
cabinet
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led by
Prime Minister Joe Clark. After serving his only term, the
31st Canadian Parliament
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, he was defeated in the
1980 federal election by
Cyril Keeper
Cyril Keeper (born July 17, 1943) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1988, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Life
Keeper was born in Berens River, Manitoba. He i ...
of the
New Democratic Party
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. He married Violet Cabel in November 1950, during which time he resided in
Medicine Hat, Alberta. She died in 2021.
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Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Year of birth uncertain
Year of birth missing (living people)
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