Robert William Emmond (November 25, 1869, – August 26, 1935) was a politician in

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. He served in the

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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

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to win the nomination of the local "People's Independent Party" (primarily a farmers' organization), and then defeated Liberal incumbent

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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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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 stroke.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emmond, Robert W Progressive Party of Manitoba MLAs 1869 births 1935 deaths