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Robert William Emmond (November 25, 1869, – August 26, 1935) was a politician in
Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
,
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. He served in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial gener ...
from 1920 to 1927. He was born in
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and came to Manitoba with his parents in 1877. Emmond was a successful farmer in Thunderhill, and served as postmaster of
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. He first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election, contesting the western constituency of Swan River. Emmond first defeated
Andrew McCleary Andrew McCleary (1863 – 1944) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1932, as a member of the Progressive Party. Born in Shelburne, Canada West, McCleary came to Minitonas, M ...
to win the nomination of the local "People's Independent Party" (primarily a farmers' organization), and then defeated
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incumbent William H. Sims by 619 votes in the general election. Sims, who lost his deposit, remarked that the PIP was a "little greedy" to win by so much. Emmond served in opposition for the next two years as a member of the Independent-Farmer legislative group. He contested the 1922 provincial election as a candidate of the
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(UFM), and was easily returned over
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Dan Howe Sr. The UFM won the election, and Emmond served as a government backbencher for the next five years. He did not run for re-election in 1927. Emmond died on his farm in Benito after suffering a
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emmond, Robert W Progressive Party of Manitoba MLAs 1869 births 1935 deaths