Robert Colin Anderson (born May 5, 1939) is a

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in Manitoba, Canada. Born in Saint Boniface,

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, he was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1977 to 1981. The son of Robert Anderson and Lillian Marie Kraushar, he was born in St. Boniface, was educated at the

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, located east of

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, from 1968 to 1972. In 1966, he married Jean Edith Shelfontuk. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1977, defeating incumbent

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by almost 2,000 votes in the riding of Springfield. The Tories won this election, and Anderson served as a backbench supporter of

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's government for the next four years. He lost to NDP candidate Andy Anstett by 470 votes in the 1981 election, and has not sought a return to the legislature since then.

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1939 births Living people People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs {{Manitoba-politician-stub