Frederic Young Newton (April 7, 1870 – 1959) was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1911 to 1917, and again from 1922 to 1932. He was a member of the Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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.

Newton was born in Cobourg

Cobourg, Ontario

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, Ontario

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, and educated at Winnipeg Collegiate. He worked as a broker, and was president of the Roblin Loan & Investment Co. In 1908, he served as reeve of Shell River.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election

By-election

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 held on February 4, 1911 in the constituency of Russell, defeating Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 William Valens by 265 votes. He was re-elected by 231 votes in the 1914 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1914

Manitoba's general election of July 10, 1914 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party, led by premier Rodmond P. Roblin...

, in the constituency of Roblin. During this period, Newton served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond P. Roblin's government.

The Roblin government was forced to resign amid scandal in 1915, and the Conservatives were badly defeated in that year's provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1915

Manitoba's general election of August 6, 1915 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was held only one year after the previous general election of 1914. In that election, the governing Conservatives of premier Rodmond P. Roblin were...

. Newton was one of only five Conservatives to retain his seat, and was the only Conservative elected in an anglophone riding. He resigned his seat in 1917, after a report of the province's Paterson Commission found evidence of road frauds in his constituency.

Newton sought a return to the legislature in the 1920 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1920

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, but lost to Farmer candidate Henry Robson Richardson

Henry Robson Richardson

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 by 104 votes. He tried again in the 1922 election

Manitoba general election, 1922

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, and this time defeated Richardson by nine votes. The election was won by the United Farmers of Manitoba, and Newton served on the opposition benches.

He was re-elected in the 1927 election

Manitoba general election, 1927

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, and again served as an opposition member. In the 1932 election

Manitoba general election, 1932

Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1932 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This was the second election in Manitoba where the single transferable ballot was used in all electoral divisions...

, he lost to independent Progressive

Progressive Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Party of Manitoba, Canada, was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba, an agrarian movement that became politically active following World War I...

 William Westwood by 609 votes.