Joseph Prospere Lusignan (August 27, 1877—December 23, 1967) was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

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 1927 to 1932, as a member of the Conservative Party

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:...

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Lusignan was born to a French Canadian

French Canadian

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 family in Marlboro, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, in the United States of America. He came to Canada in 1880, was educated at rural schools, and worked as a farmer. He served as a municipal councillor in Manitoba.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1927 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1927

Manitoba's general election of 28 June 1927 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This was the first election in Manitoba history to elect members through a single transferable ballot in all constituencies...

, defeating 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...

 incumbent George Compton in the constituency of Manitou. The Conservatives formed the official opposition after this election, and Lusignan served for the next five years on the opposition benches. He was defeated by Liberal-Progressive

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 candidate Frank McIntosh

Frank McIntosh

Frank Westbrook McIntosh was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1936, as a Liberal-Progressive representative. He father, John McIntosh, had served in the legislature as a Liberal from 1896 to 1899.The younger McIntosh was born in...

 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...

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