Henry Nelson Carroll was a lawyer and politician

Politician

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 in Manitoba, Canada

Canada

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. He served as a member of 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 1981 to 1986, initially as a New Democrat

New Democratic Party of Manitoba

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

 but subsequently as an independent.

Carroll was educated at the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

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, and practiced as a lawyer after being called to the bar in 1964. He first ran for the provincial legislature in the election of 1973

Manitoba general election, 1973

The Manitoba General Election of June 28, 1973 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the social-democratic New Democratic Party, which took 31 of 57 seats...

 as a New Democrat, finishing second to Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 Edward McGill

Edward McGill

Edward Robert McGill was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.McGill was raised in Brandon, Manitoba, and was educated at Queen's...

 in Brandon West. He ran for the seat again in the provincial election of 1977

Manitoba general election, 1977

The Manitoba general election of October 11, 1977 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57...

, with the same result.

McGill did not seek re-election in the provincial election of 1981

Manitoba general election, 1981

The Manitoba general election of November 17, 1981 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the opposition New Democratic Party, which took 34 of 57 seats. The governing Progressive Conservative Party took the remaining 23, while the...

, and Carroll was able to take the seat on his third try, defeating Tory candidate John Allen by about 400 votes. The NDP under Howard Pawley

Howard Pawley

Howard Russell Pawley, PC, OC, OM is a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th Premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988.-Personal life:...

 won a majority government in this election, and Carroll entered the legislature as a government backbencher.

Soon after, he announced his decision to leave the NDP (on August 19, 1982) and subsequently opposed the Pawley government's intentions to re-entrench French language services in provincial law. He did not seek re-election in 1986.

In the federal election of 1988

Canadian federal election, 1988

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, Carroll ran as a candidate of the Reform Party

Reform Party of Canada

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 in the riding of Brandon—Souris

Brandon—Souris

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. He finished in fourth place, well behind victorious Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 candidate Lee Clark. He has not attempted to re-enter provincial or federal politics since then.

Carroll was disbarred as a lawyer in Brandon

Brandon, Manitoba

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in 2008.