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♂ Alexander Robert Welch
aliasAlexander Welch
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 0 4
Birth 15 July 1873 → 150 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 11 months
Death 6 May 1961 → 63 years ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 6 months after 14 October 1945
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Robert Welch (1873–1961)
© 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 ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Boissevain, Manitoba (1905–1906)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
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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 16 3 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frederick Bird  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 2,574 Votes: 2,322 Participation: 90.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
22 June 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37334(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,327 57.15% +332 Loser:
LIB
 995 42.85% William E. Campbell

Service: 2 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,894 Votes: 2,599 Participation: 89.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37379(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 1,322 50.87% +45 Loser:
LIBP
 1,277 49.13% Frederick V. Bird

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,966 Votes: 2,534 Participation: 85.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37429(F) — 15 Sep 2022 13:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CONS
 1/2 1,526 60.22% +518 Loser:
LIBP
 1,008 39.78% Frederick V. Bird
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 67
CONS
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,657 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37475(F) — 16 Sep 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,652 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37526(F) — 3 Mar 2024 17:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Errick F. Willis

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Welch, Alexander Robert		 15 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Welch, Alexander Robert		 15 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Alexander Robert Welch (1873-1961)		 15 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Welch		 15 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 May 2024 08:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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