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♂ Hugh Armstrong
aliasHugh Armstrong
Record
1407 · 14103

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 7 1 8
Total 7 2 9
Birth 5 February 1858 → 166 years + 3 months ago
Lived 68 years
First mandate 23 July 1892 → 131 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
Death 4 March 1926 → 98 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 6 months after 5 August 1915
Special notes
None
 
Hugh Armstrong (1858–1926)
© Photo 1902 Representative Men of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 16 9 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Alexander MacDonell  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur LaRose  m 
⊖ Ewan Alexander McPherson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,062 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36596(F) — 17 Mar 2022 10:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Jan 1896 37
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 5 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,172 Votes: 781 Participation: 66.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36643(F) — 6 Oct 2021 23:41 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
CONS
 560 71.70% Rodmond P. Roblin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,425 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Manitoba
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20031(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 1,712 49.99% -1 Winner:
LIB
 1,713 50.01% John A. MacDonell
Eligible: 1,315 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
6 February 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36741(F) — 14 Oct 2022 21:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 5 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,549 Votes: 1,453 Participation: 93.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36870(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 742 51.07% +31 Loser:
LIB
 711 48.93% Edward Brown

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,818 Votes: 1,513 Participation: 83.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36918(F) — 19 Mar 2022 17:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 868 57.37% +223 Loser:
LIB
 645 42.63% Edward Brown
After his election:
19 Nov 1908 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
30 November 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36937(F) — 14 Oct 2022 21:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,992 Votes: 1,623 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36967(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 912 56.19% +201 Loser:
LIB
 711 43.81% Ewen A. McPherson

Service: 3 years 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,222 Votes: 2,050 Participation: 92.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37015(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 1,020 49.76% -10 Winner:
LIB
 1,030 50.24% Ewen A. McPherson
Eligible: 414 Votes: 283 Participation: 68.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
17 August 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37002(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 271 95.76% +259 Loser:
LIB
 12 4.24% C. Arthur LaRose

Service: 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,130 Votes: 1,872 Participation: 87.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37069(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 1,065 56.89% Ewen A. McPherson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Armstrong, Hugh		  1 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Armstrong, Hugh		  1 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Hugh Armstrong (1858-1926)		  1 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Armstrong (politician)		  1 Apr 2024

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