Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Einar Sigurjon Jonasson
aliasEinar Jonasson
Record
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Icelandic-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Manitoba 1 2 3
Birth 7 June 1887 → 136 years + 11 months ago
Lived 48 years + 1 month
First mandate 16 June 1932 → 91 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years
Death 8 July 1935 → 88 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Einar Sigurjon Jonasson (1887–1935)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Gimli, Manitoba (1924–1926)
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 3 0 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
Michael Ewanchuk  m 
Ingimar Ingaldson  m  (2 runoffs)
Solly Thorvaldson  m 
 
Taras Ferley  m 
Michael Rojeski  m 
Sveinn Thorvaldson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,306 Votes: 1,770 Participation: 76.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37001(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
27
LIB
2/3 461 26.05% -584 Winner:
CONS
1,045 59.04% Sveinn Thorvaldson
Eligible: 5,505 Votes: 2,871 Participation: 52.15% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
18
Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37301(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
2/6 801 27.90% -225 Winner:
PROG
1,026 35.74% Ingimar Ingaldson
Eligible: 5,174 Votes: 4,207 Participation: 81.31% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19
Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37351(F) — 20 Mar 2022 19:07 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
LIBP
1/5 1,338 31.80% +269 Loser:
LIBP
1,069 25.41% Ingimar Ingaldson
After his election:
8 Jul 1935 48
LIBP
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 3 years 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,787 Votes: 4,096 Participation: 70.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20
Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37401(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:46 ET
Deceased
Age
48
Successor:
ILCF
1,577 39.19% Joseph Wawrykow

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Jonason, Einar Sigurjon
12 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Jonason, Einar Sigurjon
12 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Einar Sigurjon Jonasson (1887-1935)
12 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Einar Jonasson
12 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 May 2024 22:26 (but data presented dynamically)