Robert Curran
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Robert Franklin Curran was a politician in Manitoba
, Canada
. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
from 1927 to 1936.
Curran was born in Emerson, Manitoba
, and was educated at public schools in the region. He worked as a farmer, and served as president of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM) local. He first ran for the Manitoba legislature as a UFM candidate in the 1922 provincial election
, but finished third against independent candidate Dmytro Yakimischak
in the Emerson constituency.
The UFM won the 1922 election, and governed as the Progressive Party
. Curran campaigned as a government candidate in the 1927 election
, identifying himself as a Liberal-Progressive. He was elected in a field of six candidates, with Yakimischak falling to fourth place. Curran served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken
's government in the parliament which followed.
In 1932, the Progressive Party forged a formal alliance with the Manitoba Liberal Party
, and all government members became known as Liberal-Progressives. Curran ran under this banner again in the 1932 provincial campaign
, and defeated his Conservative
opponent by 245 votes.
He was defeated in the 1936 election
, losing to Independent Liberal Herbert Wright
by only twenty votes.
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 1936.
Curran was born in Emerson, Manitoba
Emerson, Manitoba
Emerson is a town in south central Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 655. The town is named after writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.Emerson is located on the east bank of the Red River, just north of the border with the United States at the point where Manitoba, Minnesota, and North Dakota meet. ...
, and was educated at public schools in the region. He worked as a farmer, and served as president of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM) local. He first ran for the Manitoba legislature as a UFM candidate in the 1922 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1922
Manitoba's general election of July 18, 1922 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.As in the previous election of 1920, the city of Winnipeg elected ten members by the single transferable ballot...
, but finished third against independent candidate Dmytro Yakimischak
Dmytro Yakimischak
Dmytro Yakimischak was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1927....
in the Emerson constituency.
The UFM won the 1922 election, and governed as the Progressive Party
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...
. Curran campaigned as a government candidate in the 1927 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...
, identifying himself as a Liberal-Progressive. He was elected in a field of six candidates, with Yakimischak falling to fourth place. Curran served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken
John Bracken
John Bracken, PC was an agronomist, the 11th Premier of Manitoba and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ....
's government in the parliament which followed.
In 1932, the Progressive Party forged a formal alliance with the Manitoba Liberal Party
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
, and all government members became known as Liberal-Progressives. Curran ran under this banner again in the 1932 provincial campaign
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...
, and defeated his 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:...
opponent by 245 votes.
He was defeated in the 1936 election
Manitoba general election, 1936
Manitoba's general election of July 27, 1936 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The was the second election in Manitoba after the formation of a Liberal-Progressive alliance in 1932...
, losing to Independent Liberal Herbert Wright
Herbert Wright (politician)
Herbert Henry Wright was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941....
by only twenty votes.