Howard E. Hilstrom was a member of the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1997 to 2004. His career has included ranching and law enforcement.

He was elected in the Selkirk—Interlake

Selkirk—Interlake

Selkirk—Interlake is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997....

 electoral district

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 under the Reform Party of Canada

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 in the 1997 general election. He was re-elected in 2000 as the party changed names from the Canadian Alliance

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 to the Conservative Party of Canada

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. He served in the 36th

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 and 37th Canadian Parliament

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s. He has served on parliamentary committees relating to agriculture

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 during his terms of office.

Hilstrom left office in 2004 as he did not contest Selkirk—Interlake again. James Bezan

James Bezan

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, also of the Conservative Party, succeeded Hilstrom in the House of Commons.

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