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James Thomas Mills (born June 22, 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died February 15, 1997) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1963 to 1966.

Mills was educated at Immaculate Conception School and St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg, and worked as a merchant in Winnipeg after his graduation. He served as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from 1939 to 1945, and was active in the local rotary clubs and Knights of Columbus.

His election to the legislature occurred under unusual circumstances after two recounts in the 1962 election in Kildonan. Mills was the Progressive Conservative candidate in this election, and defeated New Democratic Party incumbent A.J. Reid by a mere four votes. Mills was a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin's government during his time in office.

In the 1966 election, and Mills lost to Peter Fox of the NDP by 636 votes. He did not seek a return to the legislature after this time.

Mills was also a city councillor, and a member of the Winnipeg election committee.
Sir James Mills (1847 – 1936) was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He founded the Union Steam Ship Company in Dunedin in 1875.

He started as clerk to Johnny Jones, and after Jones’ death floated the Union Company with backing from Peter Denny in return
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The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is currently the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
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The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
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Anthony (Tony) John Reid (died February 9, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1962, originally for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP.
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Dufferin Roblin, PC , CC , OM , LL.D , DCL (born June 17, 1917) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967, He was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
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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.
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