Fisher (electoral district)

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Fisher is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was created for the 1920 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1969 election. The constituency was located in mid-northern Manitoba, in the Interlake region.

There have long been suggestions that the election results for Fisher in the 1962 provincial election were rigged. New Democratic Party incumbent Peter Wagner was originally declared the winner, but this decision was overturned when a scrutineer from a remote polling station announced (by telephone) that a miscount had occurred.

[edit] Provincial representatives

  Name Party Took Office Left Office
     Henry Mabb
Independent Farmer 1920 1922
     Nicholas Bachynsky
Progressive 1922 1932
    
Liberal-Progressive 1932 1958
     Peter Wagner
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 1958 1961
    
New Democratic Party 1961 1962
     Emil Moeller
Progressive Conservative 1962 1966
     Peter Masniuk
Progressive Conservative 1966 1969