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'''Gudmundur Fjelsted''' (died 1961) was a politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada. He served in the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from 1920 to 1922.


'''Gudmundur Fjelsted''' (1 November 1872&mdash;20 January 1961<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/fjeldsted_g.shtml|title = Memorable Manitobans: Gudmundur Fjeldsted &#91;Fjelsted&#93; (1872-1961)}}</ref>) was a politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada. He served in the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from 1920 to 1922.
Fjelsted was a farmer in [[Gimli, Manitoba]]. In the [[Manitoba general election, 1920|1920 provincial election]], he was elected to the legislature as a [[United Farmers of Manitoba|Farmer]] candidate, defeating [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] incumbent [[Taras Ferley]] by 117 votes in the [[Gimli (Manitoba riding)|Gimli]] constituency. He served for the next two years as an opposition member, sitting with the Independent-Farmer group in the legislature.

Fjelsted was a farmer in [[Gimli, Manitoba]]. In the [[1920 Manitoba general election|1920 provincial election]], he was elected to the legislature as a [[United Farmers of Manitoba|Farmer]] candidate, defeating [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] incumbent [[Taras Ferley]] by 117 votes in the [[Gimli (Manitoba riding)|Gimli]] constituency. He served for the next two years as an opposition member, sitting with the Independent-Farmer group in the legislature.


He did not seek re-election in 1922.
He did not seek re-election in 1922.

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Latest revision as of 22:44, 22 October 2024

Gudmundur Fjelsted (1 November 1872—20 January 1961[1]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922.

Fjelsted was a farmer in Gimli, Manitoba. In the 1920 provincial election, he was elected to the legislature as a Farmer candidate, defeating Liberal incumbent Taras Ferley by 117 votes in the Gimli constituency. He served for the next two years as an opposition member, sitting with the Independent-Farmer group in the legislature.

He did not seek re-election in 1922.

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  1. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Gudmundur Fjeldsted [Fjelsted] (1872-1961)".