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Manitoba politics, even after immigration from Ontario and Eastern Europe had significantly reduced their relative strength. His decision to join the UFM was indicative of a larger cultural change, as
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by seven votes. He was re-elected the following year, despite the disastrous showing of the
Conservatives in the rest of the province. His victory may be credited to the fact that the provincial Conservatives were seen as more supportive of francophone rights than were
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475:Macdonald
470:R. Roblin
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204:His son
141:Carillon
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110:Farmer
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