Elmer Forbes

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1894–1978)}}

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| riding=Dauphin

| parliament= Canadian

| term_start=31 March 1958

| term_end=24 June 1968

| predecessor= Fred Zaplitny

| successor= Gordon Ritchie

| birth_name = Richard Elmer Forbes

| birth_date={{birth date|1894|12|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place=Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

| death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|1978|12|9|1894|12|5}}

| death_place=Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

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| profession={{hlist|Farmer, Registered Seed Grower}}

| party=Progressive Conservative

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Richard Elmer Forbes (5 December 1894 – 9 December 1978) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bruce County, Ontario and became a farmer and registered seed grower by career.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/forbes_re.shtml|title=Memorable Manitobans: Richard Elmer Forbes (1894-1978)}}

He was first elected at the Dauphin riding in the 1958 general election after an initial unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1953. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965.

After completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament in 1968, Forbes left federal politics and did not seek another term in Parliament.