Shari Decter Hirst is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of

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, in the 2010 municipal election"Shari Decter Hirst wins in Brandon"

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, October 28, 2010. and is the first female mayor in

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history. She was formally sworn into office on November 9, 2010. She was defeated by Rick Chrest in the 2014 municipal election."Rick Chrest defeats Shari Decter Hirst to be elected Brandon mayor"

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, October 22, 2014. Decter Hirst previously ran as a

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candidate in

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in the 1990 provincial election, losing to incumbent MLA James McCrae.

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