He served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Selkirk—Interlake from 1979 to 1984.
Born in Melbourne, Australia,[1] Sargeant was a public policy consultant, personnel administrator, and office manager by career.
[3] He lost his seat in the 1984 election to Felix Holtmann of the Progressive Conservative Party.
In 1985, he became the director of research, planning, and development services for Manitoba's Northern Affairs Department.
[5] In 1988, he sought to replace Howard Pawley as the MLA for Selkirk in the general election that year[6] but was defeated by Liberal Candidate Gwen Charles by 184 votes.