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♂ James Osborne McLenaghen
aliasJames McLenaghen
Record
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United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 6 0 6
Birth 4 September 1891 → 132 years + 8 months ago
Lived 58 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 June 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death 23 June 1950 → 73 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Osborne McLenaghen (1891–1950)
© 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 ✗
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 22 11 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles E. Fillmore  m 
⊖ Charles Albert Tanner  m 
 		 ⊖ Walter H.G. Gibbs  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,211 Votes: 3,680 Participation: 70.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37306(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
CONS
 1/3 1,387 37.69% +228 Loser:
LIB
 1,159 31.49% Walter H.G. Gibbs

Service: 4 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,445 Votes: 6,166 Participation: 73.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37356(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/3 2,543 41.24% +233 Loser:
LIBP
 2,310 37.46% Walter H.G. Gibbs

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,921 Votes: 6,520 Participation: 65.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37406(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/3 2,604 40.51% +556 Loser:
LIBP
 2,048 31.86% Charles E. Fillmore
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 49
CONS
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,107 Votes: 5,376 Participation: 53.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37452(F) — 16 Sep 2022 07:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 3,447 64.12% +1,518 Loser:
CCF
 1,929 35.88% Cornelius Byle

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,116 Votes: 6,455 Participation: 58.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37503(F) — 17 Sep 2022 11:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 3,518 56.23% +1,205 Loser:
CCF
 2,313 36.97% William Grundy

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,661 Votes: 5,212 Participation: 68.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37577(F) — 17 Sep 2022 11:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/2 3,458 67.67% +1,806 Loser:
CCF
 1,652 32.33% William E. Gordon
After his election:
23 Jun 1950 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 7 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,661 Votes: 4,634 Participation: 60.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
24 October 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37578(F) — 10 Oct 2021 19:14 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
LIBP
 2,138 46.14% Thomas P. Hillhouse

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
McLenaghen, James		 14 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
McLenaghen, James		 14 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Osborne McLenaghen (1891-1950)		 14 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James McLenaghen		 14 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 May 2024 23:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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