Morris P. Bodnar (born 4 September 1948) was a member of the

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at the

Saskatoon—Dundurn Saskatoon—Dundurn was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Humboldt—Lake Centre, Saskatoon East and Saskat ...

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from 1993 to 1997. Born in

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, Bodnar is a

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by career. Bodnar won election to the

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with the

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in the 1993 federal election. He was defeated by Reform party candidate

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in the Blackstrap electoral district in the 1997 federal election. Bodnar was also unsuccessful in the 2000 federal election when he attempted to return to Parliament in the

Saskatoon—Humboldt Saskatoon—Humboldt was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, and from 1988 to 2015. Geography The riding consisted of the northeastern quadrant of Saska ...

riding.

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* 1948 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Politicians from Saskatoon {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub