Robert Colin Anderson (born May 5, 1939) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, he was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981.[1]
The son of Robert Anderson and Lillian Marie Kraushar, he was born in St. Boniface, was educated at the University of Manitoba and worked as a farmer. He served as a councillor in the municipality of Springfield, Manitoba, located east of Winnipeg, from 1968 to 1972. In 1966, he married Jean Edith Shelfontuk.[2]
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1977, defeating incumbent New Democrat Rene Toupin[1] by almost 2,000 votes in the riding of Springfield.[3] The Tories won this election, and Anderson served as a backbench supporter of Sterling Lyon's government for the next four years. He lost to NDP candidate Andy Anstett by 470 votes in the 1981 election,[3] and has not sought a return to the legislature since then.
References
edit- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Living". The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
- ^ Normandin, Pierre G (1980). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ a b "Springfield". Manitoba Votes 2003. CBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
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