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♂ William Wilber Wilfred Wilson
aliasWilliam Wilson
Record
65720 · 14417

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 2 6
Birth 6 October 1885 → 138 years + 7 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 August 1915 → 108 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 10 months
Death 27 January 1964 → 60 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 2 months after 9 November 1949
Special notes
None
 
William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885–1964)
© Photo Archives 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 ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Russell, Manitoba (1915–1918)
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 15 5 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Isaac Griffiths  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Albert Lanigan  m 
 
Eligible: 2,234 Votes: 1,647 Participation: 73.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37072(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 1,033 62.72% +419 Loser:
CONS
 614 37.28% James P. Laycock

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,884 Votes: 2,509 Participation: 64.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37175(F) — 12 Sep 2022 18:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 1,274 50.78% +632 Loser:
FARM
 642 25.59% R.J. Brown

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,018 Votes: 2,701 Participation: 67.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37223(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
LIB
 2/3 783 28.99% -394 Winner:
PROG
 1,177 43.58% Isaac B. Griffiths
Eligible: 5,042 Votes: 3,320 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37321(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 3/4 903 27.20% -324 Winner:
PROG
 1,227 36.96% Isaac B. Griffiths
Eligible: 6,369 Votes: 3,820 Participation: 59.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37467(F) — 17 Sep 2022 17:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
LIBP
 1/2 1,909 50.18% +14 Loser:
CCF
 1,895 49.82% H.J. Peddie

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,991 Votes: 4,079 Participation: 68.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37518(F) — 17 Sep 2022 15:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIBP
 1/2 2,250 56.00% +482 Loser:
CCF
 1,768 44.00% Michael J. Tokar

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,227 Votes: 3,582 Participation: 68.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37566(F) — 17 Sep 2022 15:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
IND
 2,207 62.12% Rodney S. Clement

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Wilson, William Wilber Wilfred		 13 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Wilson, William Wilber Wilfred		 13 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885-1964)		 13 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Wilber Wilfred Wilson		 13 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 May 2024 01:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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