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♂ John Roman Solomon
aliasJohn Solomon
Record
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Ukrainian-Canadian    Orthodox   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 0 4
Birth 30 April 1910 → 114 years ago
Lived 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 April 1941 → 83 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 30 years + 11 months
Death 25 June 1985 → 38 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 9 months after 1 September 1957
Special notes
None
 
John Roman Solomon (1910–1985)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 16 4 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter J. Olchowecki  m 
 		 ⊖ Herbert Wright  m 
 
Eligible: 7,079 Votes: 4,290 Participation: 60.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37442(F) — 15 Sep 2022 23:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
ILIP
 1/2 2,436 58.40% +701 Loser:
LIBP
 1,735 41.60% Herbert H. Wright
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 31
ILIP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,439 Votes: 3,948 Participation: 61.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37493(F) — 17 Sep 2022 09:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIBP
 1/3 2,039 52.43% +942 Loser:
IND
 1,097 28.21% Norman C. McLean

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,897 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37541(F) — 17 Sep 2022 09:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 40
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,752 Votes: 4,797 Participation: 83.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37591(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
ILIB
 1/3 2,329 49.51% +174 Loser:
LIBP
 2,155 45.81% Frank Casper
After his election:
1 Sep 1957 47
ILIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 2 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,752 Votes: 4,028 Participation: 70.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
14 November 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37632(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIBP
 2,092 51.94% John P. Tanchak

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Solomon, John R.		 16 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Solomon, John R.		 16 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Roman Solomon (1910-1985)		 16 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John R. Solomon		 16 May 2024

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