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♂ William Hooey Spinks
aliasWilliam Spinks
Record
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United Church     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 23 July 1873 → 151 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 10 months
1st mandate 29 June 1920 → 104 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
Death 25 May 1949 → 75 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 15 June 1932
Special notes
None
 
William Hooey Spinks (1873–1949)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Lloyd Stinson (1904–1976) Son-in-law
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve RM South Norfolk, Manitoba (1908–1920)
Mun./Cty Co. ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 11 11 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Christie  m 
⊖ William Gilbert Weir  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew Watson Myles  m 
 
Cypress
Elig. 3,331 Votes: 2,794 Partic.: 83.88%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37146(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,487 53.22% +180 Loser:
LIB
 1,307 46.78% Andrew W. Myles

Service: 2 years 18 days (Oppo.)
Cypress
Elig. 3,290 Votes: 2,457 Partic.: 74.68%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37194(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,252 50.96% +47 Loser:
PROG
 1,205 49.04% John A. Young

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Cypress
Elig. 3,313 Votes: 2,637 Partic.: 79.60%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37292(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
 1/3 1,235 46.83% +144 Loser:
PROG
 1,091 41.37% Andrew Moore

Service: 4 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Cypress
Elig. 3,657 Votes: 3,334 Partic.: 91.17%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37342(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CONS
 2/2 1,539 46.16% -256 Winner:
LIBP
 1,795 53.84% James L. Christie
Macdonald
Elig. 18,567 Votes: 12,317 Partic.: 66.34% Can.: 5
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22620(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
62
LC
 2/5 4,072 33.06% -1,915 Winner:
LIBP
 5,987 48.61% William G. Weir

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Spinks, William Hooey		  5 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Spinks, William Hooey		  5 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Hooey Spinks (1873-1949)		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William H. Spinks		  5 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 20:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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