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Gudmundur Fjelsted

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Gudmundur Fjelsted (1 November 1872—20 January 1961[1]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922.

Fjelsted was a farmer in Gimli, Manitoba. In the 1920 provincial election, he was elected to the legislature as a Farmer candidate, defeating Liberal incumbent Taras Ferley by 117 votes in the Gimli constituency. He served for the next two years as an opposition member, sitting with the Independent-Farmer group in the legislature.

He did not seek re-election in 1922.

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  1. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Gudmundur Fjeldsted [Fjelsted] (1872-1961)".