Glen McKinnon (born 16 December 1937) is a Canadian

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and

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from

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. He represented the federal electoral district of

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in the

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from 1993 to 1997 as a member of the

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. He was elected in the

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, then fell into third place behind Progressive Conservative candidate

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and

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candidate Edward Agnew in the 1997 federal election. He previously ran as a Manitoba Liberal candidate in the district of

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in the 1990 provincial election, coming second to PC incumbent Jim Downey. Born in

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, McKinnon resides in

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. He was employed at

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for several years, serving as principal, football coach, and biology teacher. He and his wife Karen have three daughters.

Electoral history

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* 1937 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Manitoba Liberal Party candidates in Manitoba provincial elections Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba People from Carberry, Manitoba {{Manitoba-politician-stub