Gabriel Girard is a former politician

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 in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1973.

Girard first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1966 election

Manitoba general election, 1966

The Manitoba general election held on June 23, 1966, was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin...

, in the rural constituency of Emerson in the province's southeast corner. He lost to Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 incumbent John Tanchak

John Tanchak

John Peter Tanchak was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1957 to 1969....

 by 175 votes. He ran again in the 1969 election

Manitoba general election, 1969

The Manitoba General Election of June 25, 1969 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was a watershed moment in the province's political history. The social-democratic New Democratic Party emerged for the first time as the largest party in...

and defeated Tanchak by 453 votes, as the Liberals saw their support base decrease in rural Manitoba.

Girard does not appear to have played a major role in the legislature, and did not seek re-election in 1973.