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♂ Valentine Winkler
aliasValentine Winkler
Record
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German-Canadian     ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 9 0 9
Total 9 1 10
Birth 18 March 1864 → 160 years + 1 month ago
Lived 56 years + 2 months
First mandate 23 July 1892 → 131 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 4 months
Death 7 June 1920 → 103 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Valentine Winkler (1864–1920)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Enoch Winkler (1852–1928) Brother  
⊖ Howard W. Winkler (1891–1970) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve RM Stanley, Manitoba (1890–1892)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 27 9 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Hansen  m 
⊖ Robert Lorne Richardson  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh J. McGavin  m 
⊖ William J. Tupper  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,006 Votes: 260 Participation: 25.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36566(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 1/2 186 71.54% +112 Loser:
CONS
 74 28.46% Noah Bowman

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,213 Votes: 311 Participation: 25.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36628(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 229 73.63% +147 Loser:
CONS
 82 26.37% Noah Bowman

Service: 3 years 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,231 Votes: 423 Participation: 34.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36715(F) — 17 Mar 2022 20:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 271 64.07% +119 Loser:
CONS
 152 35.93% W.G. Potter
After his election:
15 Oct 1900 36
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 10 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20284(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:17 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 3,143 48.09% -249 Winner:
IND
 3,392 51.91% Robert L. Richardson
Eligible: 1,231 Votes: 359 Participation: 29.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
19 November 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36737(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 185 51.53% +11 Loser:
CONS
 174 48.47% Noah Bowman

Service: 2 years 8 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 907 Votes: 787 Participation: 86.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36871(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 355 45.11% +71 Loser:
CONS
 284 36.09% Henry P. Hansen

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 845 Votes: 685 Participation: 81.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36919(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 364 53.14% +43 Loser:
CONS
 321 46.86% Cornelius Bergman

Service: 3 years 4 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,150 Votes: 907 Participation: 78.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36968(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 520 57.33% +133 Loser:
CONS
 387 42.67% Hugh J. McGavin

Service: 3 years 11 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,293 Votes: 2,014 Participation: 87.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37011(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,073 53.28% +132 Loser:
CONS
 941 46.72% William J. Tupper

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,347 Votes: 1,892 Participation: 80.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37065(F) — 20 Mar 2022 01:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,180 62.37% +468 Loser:
CONS
 712 37.63% William J. Tupper
After his election:
7 Jun 1920 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 10 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,835 Votes: 1,566 Participation: 55.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37167(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
CONS
 814 51.98% John H. Kennedy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Winkler, Valentine		  5 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Winkler, Valentine		  5 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Valentine Winkler (1864-1920)		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Valentine Winkler		  5 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 20:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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