Terence James Sargeant (born 19 May 1946 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

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) was a New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was a public policy consultant, personnel administrator and office manager by career. He holds a B.A. and an LL.B. from the University of Manitoba. On June 2, 2011, he was awarded an LL.D. (honoris causa) from the University of Manitoba.

He represented the Manitoba riding of Selkirk—Interlake

Selkirk—Interlake

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 at which he was elected in 1979

Canadian federal election, 1979

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 and re-elected in the 1980 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1980

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. Sargeant left national politics after his defeat in the 1984 election

Canadian federal election, 1984

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 to Felix Holtmann

Felix Holtmann

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 of the Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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. Sargeant served in the 31st

31st Canadian Parliament

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 and 32nd Canadian Parliament

32nd Canadian Parliament

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s. In 1988, he sought to replace Howard Pawley

Howard Pawley

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 as the MLA

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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 for Selkirk

Selkirk (provincial electoral district)

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 in the General Election

Manitoba general election, 1988

The Manitoba general election of April 26, 1988 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a minority government...

 that year but was defeated by Liberal Candidate Gwen Charles

Gwen Charles

Gwen Charles is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990, representing the riding of Selkirk for the Manitoba Liberal Party....

by 184 votes.

Sargeant is currently the Chair of the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission. He also served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba and Chair of the Board of the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

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