Roger Woloshyn

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Roger Woloshyn is a politician in Manitoba, Canada . In 1998, he became the founding leader of a small organization known as the Manitoba Party.

The MP was formed in 1998, and called for fundamental changes to the province's political system. During the provincial election, Woloshyn referred to the existing system as an "elected dictatorship", and promised that his party's Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) would be allowed to vote according to the wishes of their constituents rather than an official party line. He also promoted debt reduction and tax cuts. The general tenor of his campaign may be described as right-wing and populist, although it is not clear that he or his party advocated any particular positions on social issues.

Woloshyn ran in the riding of Springfield, and received 203 votes. The winning candidate, Progressive Conservative Ron Schuler, received 4,969. No Manitoba Party candidate came close to being elected.

The Manitoba Party attempted to contest the 2003 election, but was unable to find the five candidates necessary for official ballot status. Woloshyn himself was not a candidate.

Before entering politics, Woloshyn worked as an astronomer at the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature (where he received the nickname "starman"). He conducts regular tours of Northern Lights displays in the Churchill region.