Of German and Ukrainian background, Wagner was educated in Manitoba and worked as a farmer. Before entering politics, he was president of the local Cooperative Association and the Pool Association, also serving as chair of the local school board and as director of the Manitoba Farmer's Union[1] in 1957.
He married Dora Mamchuk, who died in March 2012.[2]
The CCF was the third-largest party during Wagner's tenure in the legislature. As an opposition member, he was a strong advocate for farming issues. In 1961, he participated in the CCF's transition to the New Democratic Party.
Wagner was defeated under controversial circumstances in the 1962 provincial election, losing to Progressive ConservativeEmil Moeller[3] by 87 votes. Wagner had initially been declared the winner, before a remote constituency poll declared that a miscount had occurred. Many believe the final result was fraudulent.[citation needed]
^ abc"Hansard: 1st-36th, Volume 48a - Orders of the Day]". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. October 16, 1995. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2005.
^"Dora Wagner". Winnipeg Free Press. March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
^ abc. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
peter, wagner, manitoba, politician, peter, wagner, june, 1916, fisher, branch, manitoba, august, 1995, politician, manitoba, canada, served, legislative, assembly, manitoba, from, 1958, 1962, first, cooperative, commonwealth, federation, later, successor, par. Peter Wagner June 6 1916 in Fisher Branch Manitoba August 13 1995 was a politician in Manitoba Canada He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1962 at first for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party the NDP 1 Of German and Ukrainian background Wagner was educated in Manitoba and worked as a farmer Before entering politics he was president of the local Cooperative Association and the Pool Association also serving as chair of the local school board and as director of the Manitoba Farmer s Union 1 in 1957 He married Dora Mamchuk who died in March 2012 2 He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election defeated incumbent Liberal Progressive Nicholas Bachynsky 3 by 56 votes in the mid northern constituency of Fisher He was re elected by an increased margin in the 1959 election 1 The CCF was the third largest party during Wagner s tenure in the legislature As an opposition member he was a strong advocate for farming issues In 1961 he participated in the CCF s transition to the New Democratic Party Wagner was defeated under controversial circumstances in the 1962 provincial election losing to Progressive Conservative Emil Moeller 3 by 87 votes Wagner had initially been declared the winner before a remote constituency poll declared that a miscount had occurred Many believe the final result was fraudulent citation needed Wagner ran again in the 1966 election but lost to Progressive Conservative Peter Masniuk 3 by 112 votes He died in Hodgson at the age of 79 4 References edit a b c Hansard 1st 36th Volume 48a Orders of the Day Legislative Assembly of Manitoba October 16 1995 Archived from the original on April 6 2014 Retrieved June 21 2005 Dora Wagner Winnipeg Free Press March 7 2012 Retrieved 2013 10 16 a b c MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 Peter Wagner 1916 1995 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2013 10 16 nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Wagner Manitoba politician amp oldid 1175751542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
