votes, despite the poor showing of the Progressive Conservative party elsewhere in the province. In the buildup to this election, Cummings was a leading proponent of the PC party's plan to remove education taxes from residences and farmland. He remains a leading voice in the party's parliamentary caucus. In 2004, Cummings endorsed Steven Fletcher for election to the federal House of Commons. He did not run for re-election in 2007. References 1944 births Living people Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Deputy premiers of Manitoba People from Neepawa, Manitoba 21st-century Canadian politicians