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Frank Fletcher Hamilton (3 April 1921 – 1 February 2008) was a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

member

Member of Parliament

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of the House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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through 4 separate successful elections (1972-1984). He represented the federal riding of Swift Current—Maple Creek

Swift Current—Maple Creek

Swift Current—Maple Creek was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988....

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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. Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

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Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...

led a minority

Minority government

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. The 29th Canadian Parliament

29th Canadian Parliament

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was in session from 4 January 1973 until 9 May 1974. The 30th Canadian Parliament

30th Canadian Parliament

The 30th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 30, 1974 until March 26, 1979. The membership was set by the 1974 election on July 8, 1974, and was only changed somewhat due to resignations and by-elections before it was dissolved prior to the 1979 election.It was controlled by a...

was in session from 30 September 1974 until 26 March 1979. The 31st Canadian Parliament

31st Canadian Parliament

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was a briefly lived parliament in session from 9 October until 14 December 1979 under the leadership of a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

minority

Minority government

and Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

Joe Clark

Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...

. The 32nd Canadian Parliament

32nd Canadian Parliament

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was in session from 14 April 1980 until 9 July 1984 and was controlled by a Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Canada

majority, led first by Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

Pierre Trudeau

and the 22nd Canadian Ministry

22nd Canadian Ministry

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, and then by Prime Minister John Turner

John Turner

John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC is an English Canadian lawyer and retired politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984....

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He began his venture into politics in 1945 by representing the Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

in the Canadian federal election, 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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and the Canadian federal election, 1953

Canadian federal election, 1953

The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...

. He was defeated both times. Both Wood Mountain

Wood Mountain (electoral district)

Wood Mountain was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949....

and Assiniboia

Assiniboia (electoral district)

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(respectively) are historical federal electoral districts of Canada

Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

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Hamilton attended school in Ford County, Saskatchewan, then secondary school at Mazenod, then the University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

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. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940 to 1951.

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