90:, who had been chosen as the party's leader the previous year. Roblin has said of their first meeting that Boulic struck him as "a man in his forties, open-faced, well set-up, of diffident manner, but clearly a leader", adding "is politics were in doubt but I got know him just the same. When the by-election came, I had my man".
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wrote that his death "remove from public life in
Manitoba one of its most personable young men," describing Boulic as having wide knowledge of municipal affairs, a "contagious French Canadian sense of humour" and "rich personal charm." The paper added that he had not served long enough as Provincial
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by 276 votes. Notwithstanding his defeat, Boulic's showing was considered both impressive and significant. Mountain had been considered one of the safest
Liberal-Progressive seats in the province, and the Conservatives had not even fielded a candidate in the division since 1932. Several prominent
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temperament we often see in the province. His transition from rural reeve to provincial cabinet minister was difficult for him because it brought him into an entirely new circle of activity, both in government and indeed in city life. He was making a very good fist of things when unfortunately he
543:
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Liberal-Progressives campaigned on Clark's behalf, and senior party members were reported as being concerned with the close result. Roblin wrote that Boulic, in defeat, " the foundations for victory in 1958".
376:
218:
536:
781:
529:
389:
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At the time of Boulic's death, Dufferin Roblin described him as a "pillar of the cabinet and a very dear personal friend." He later paid him the following tribute in his memoirs:
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died of a heart attack on
September 22, 1959. This was a blow from which I never recovered because never again was I able to have Franco-Manitoban representation in cabinet.
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67:
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in 1940, and served in this position for three years. He was later a councillor, and then the
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held on June 27, 1955. He agreed to run as the
Progressive Conservative candidate in
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185:
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70:. Boulic was initially a farmer in private life, and later operated a creamery.
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Newspaper reports indicate that Clark's support came largely from
Mountain's
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on June 30, 1958. He was the only Franco-Manitoban in Roblin's cabinet.
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22:(January 15, 1916 – September 22, 1959) was a politician in
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with an increased majority. The
Progressive Conservatives won a
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in this cycle, and Boulic retained his cabinet position.
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first and foremost a Franco-Manitoban, with that solid
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Boulic was elected to the
Manitoba legislature in the
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Manitoba provincial by-election, June 27, 1955:
140:. The Progressive Conservatives under Roblin won a
177:Secretary to make a strong impact in the position.
682:, (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press), p. 71.
136:by 512 votes in the redistributed constituency of
117:, who made up about one third of the electorate.
166:a few months after the election, at his home in
782:Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs
78:Boulic first for the Manitoba legislature in a
144:in this election, and Boulic was appointed as
537:
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113:community, while Boulic did well among
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93:On election day, Boulic lost to
28:Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
731:, 23 September 1959, pp. 1, 23.
385:1958 Manitoba general election
227:1959 Manitoba general election
1:
34:from 1958 to 1959, and was a
792:Mayors of places in Manitoba
26:, Canada. He served in the
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743:, 23 September 1959, p. 1.
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151:He was re-elected in the
109:majority and significant
606:Progressive Conservative
419:Progressive Conservative
261:Progressive Conservative
153:1959 provincial election
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32:Progressive Conservative
787:Franco-Manitoban people
58:. He was elected as a
509:Electors on the lists
342:Electors on the lists
129:, defeating incumbent
54:, and was educated at
68:Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
46:Early life and career
38:in the government of
146:Provincial Secretary
56:St. Boniface College
754:Speaking For Myself
741:Winnipeg Free Press
729:Winnipeg Free Press
717:Winnipeg Free Press
705:Speaking for Myself
692:Winnipeg Free Press
680:Speaking For Myself
667:Winnipeg Free Press
583:LiberalāProgressive
439:LiberalāProgressive
288:John Leslie Sundell
284:LiberalāProgressive
173:Winnipeg Free Press
157:majority government
142:minority government
131:Liberal-Progressive
95:Liberal-Progressive
86:after meeting with
16:Canadian politician
643:Total valid votes
474:Total valid votes
302:Total valid votes
52:Altamont, Manitoba
678:Dufferin Roblin,
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50:Boulic born at
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20:Marcel Boulic
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631:Roger Poiron
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588:Walter Clark
519:
444:Samuel Burch
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168:St. Boniface
164:heart attack
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134:Samuel Burch
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99:Walter Clark
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777:1959 deaths
772:1916 births
107:Anglo-Saxon
80:by-election
766:Categories
655:References
564:Candidate
400:Candidate
242:Candidate
121:Legislator
97:candidate
756:, p. 103.
752:Roblin,
707:, p. 71.
703:Roblin,
554:Mountain
494:Turnout
322:Turnout
84:Mountain
24:Manitoba
390:Cypress
276:+10.24
232:Cypress
170:. The
138:Cypress
111:Flemish
618:43.41
598:ā7.83
561:Party
498:4,522
451:40.75
431:52.12
397:Party
387::
331:72.77
326:4,759
297:ā3.11
239:Party
229::
186:Norman
647:3,617
638:5.56
615:1,570
595:51.04
592:1,846
567:Votes
513:6,637
503:68.13
478:4,503
469:7.13
448:1,835
428:2,347
403:Votes
346:6,540
336:+4.64
306:4,732
294:37.64
291:1,781
273:62.36
270:2,951
245:Votes
64:reeve
30:as a
635:201
466:321
66:of
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574:Ā±%
488:19
410:Ā±%
316:27
252:Ā±%
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