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

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at the Saskatoon—Dundurn

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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 Allan Kerpan 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 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 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Saskatchewan-MP-stub