Lorne Robson was a Communist politician

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 in Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He was the leader of the Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba during the 1988 provincial

Manitoba general election, 1988

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 and federal elections

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, having apparently succeeded Paula Fletcher

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 as party leader in 1986.

In the provincial election, Robson ran in the riding

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 of Burrows

Burrows

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 and received 79 votes. Liberal

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 William Chornopyski

William Chornopyski

William Chornopyski was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was associated with the New Democratic Party of Manitoba for many years, but was elected to the provincial legislature in 1988 as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party.Chornopyski was born in Sundown, Manitoba, and served in the...

 won the riding with 3,114 votes. Later in the same year, he ran for the federal riding of Winnipeg North Centre

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, and received 179 votes. Liberal

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 candidate David Walker

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 won with 12,104 votes.

Shortly thereafter, Robson moved to Ontario

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, and stepped down as leader of the CPC-M.