Maurice Duprey was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1920 to 1922. Duprey lived in St. Elizabeth, Manitoba, where he worked as a farmer. He was elected to the legislature in the 1920 provincial election the rural constituency of

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. Running as a

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candidate, he defeated

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incumbent Albert Prefontaine by 48 votes. A number of "Farmer" and "Independent Farmer" candidates were elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1920, reflecting the growth of agrarian radicalism in the province. Duprey sat with this group in the legislature for the next two years, serving as an opposition member. Many of the Farmer MLAs from 1920 later joined the

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(UFM), which formed government after winning a majority of seats in the 1922 provincial election. Duprey was not part of this group. The Carillon UFM nomination was won by Albert Prefontaine, who had previously left the Conservative Party. Duprey ran for re-election as an independent Farmer candidate, and lost to Prefontaine by 316 votes. Duprey himself later joined the Conservative Party, and ran against Prefontaine as a Conservative in the 1932 campaign. He lost by 1,786 votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duprey, Maurice Progressive Party of Manitoba MLAs Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba candidates in Manitoba provincial elections People from Eastman Region, Manitoba 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba