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♂ George Clingan
aliasGeorge Clingan
Record
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Methodist     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 1 4
Birth 28 March 1868 → 156 years + 1 month ago
Lived 75 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 July 1914 → 109 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 3 months
Death 24 January 1944 → 80 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 
George Clingan (1868–1944)
© 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 ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Virden, Manitoba (1908–1909)
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 8 0 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Bob Mooney  m 
 		 ⊖ Harvey Simpson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,453 Votes: 2,185 Participation: 89.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37024(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,135 51.95% +85 Loser:
CONS
 1,050 48.05% Harvey C. Simpson

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,438 Votes: 1,953 Participation: 80.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37080(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,181 60.47% +409 Loser:
CONS
 772 39.53% Reginald A. Knight

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,762 Votes: 2,335 Participation: 62.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37185(F) — 12 Sep 2022 19:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,313 56.23% +291 Loser:
FARM
 1,022 43.77% Reginald A. Knight

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,034 Votes: 2,599 Participation: 64.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37232(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 961 36.98% -677 Winner:
PROG
 1,638 63.02% Robert H. Mooney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Clingan, George M.D.		 12 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Clingan, George (Dr.)		 12 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George Clingan (1868-1944)		 12 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Clingan		 12 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 May 2024 21:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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