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♂ George H. Lawrence
aliasGeorge Lawrence
Record
34692 · 14090

Irish-Canadian    Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 6 3 9
Birth 21 March 1857 → 167 years + 1 month ago
Lived 67 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 December 1899 → 124 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 8 months
Death 25 May 1924 → 99 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 9 months after 5 August 1915
Special notes
None
 
George H. Lawrence (1857–1924)
© Photo 1902 Representative Men of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council RM Derby, Manitoba; RM Argyle, Manitoba
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 15 7 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
31 documented challengers
⊖ George Armstrong  m 
⊖ William Christie  m 
⊖ Fred Dixon  m 
⊖ C.H. Forrester  m 
⊖ Glen Hamilton  m 
⊖ William Ivens  m 
⊖ Dickie Johns  m 
⊖ Frederick Law  m 
⊖ Robert Newton Lowery  m 
⊖ William Morden  m 
⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
⊖ John Queen  m 
⊖ Edith Rogers  f 
⊖ John Stovel  m 
⊖ William J. Tupper  m 
⊖ Finlay M. Young  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Duncan Cameron  m 
⊖ Harriet S. Dick  f 
⊖ Edward Fisher  m 
⊖ John Haig  m 
⊖ Samuel Hayden  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Jacob  m 
⊖ Thomas Johnson  m 
⊖ James Lightfoot  m 
⊖ George Monteith  m 
⊖ William Parrish  m 
⊖ George W. Prout  m 
⊖ Robert Lorne Richardson  m 
⊖ Robert B. Russell  m 
⊖ Fred Tipping  m 
⊖ Leo Warde  m 
 
Eligible: 1,258 Votes: 1,037 Participation: 82.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36569(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
CONS
 2/2 442 42.62% -153 Winner:
LIB
 595 57.38% Finlay M. Young
Eligible: 1,726 Votes: 1,436 Participation: 83.20% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36702(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 788 54.87% +140 Loser:
LIB
 648 45.13% Finlay M. Young

Service: 3 years 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,396 Votes: 1,294 Participation: 92.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36858(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/3 713 55.10% +414 Loser:
PROH
 299 23.11% Reuben Cross

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,592 Votes: 1,128 Participation: 70.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36908(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 642 56.91% +156 Loser:
LIB
 486 43.09% Robert L. Richardson

Service: 3 years 4 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,607 Votes: 1,245 Participation: 77.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36957(F) — 19 Mar 2022 23:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 726 58.31% +207 Loser:
LIB
 519 41.69% G. Robinson
After his election:
11 Oct 1911 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 3 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,607 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
23 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36983(F) — 14 Oct 2022 21:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,631 Votes: 1,449 Participation: 88.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37005(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 758 52.31% +67 Loser:
LIB
 691 47.69% Samuel M. Hayden

Service: 1 year 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,676 Votes: 1,435 Participation: 85.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37059(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CONS
 2/2 656 45.71% -123 Winner:
LIB
 779 54.29% Samuel M. Hayden
Eligible: 62,255 Votes: 47,427 Participation: 76.18% Candidacies: 41
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
Single trans. vote (10)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37184(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
CONS
 34/41 135 0.28% -1,365 Winner:
CONS
 1,500 3.16% William J. Tupper

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Lawrence, George		 11 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Lawrence, George		 11 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George Lawrence (1857-1924)		 11 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Lawrence (politician)		 11 May 2024

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