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♂ John Henry Edmison
aliasJohn Edmison
Record
18223 · 14517

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 0 2
Birth 5 April 1875 → 149 years + 1 month ago
Lived 56 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 July 1922 → 101 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 22 March 1932 → 92 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Henry Edmison (1875–1932)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
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 9 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Harry Cater  m 
 		 ⊖ A.E. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 6,061 Votes: 5,341 Participation: 88.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37192(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
IND
 1/2 3,281 61.43% +1,221 Loser:
LAB
 2,060 38.57% Albert E. Smith

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,316 Votes: 5,303 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37290(F) — 20 Mar 2022 17:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
IND
 1/3 3,526 66.49% +2,238 Loser:
ILP
 1,288 24.29% William Hill
After his election:
22 Mar 1932 56
IND
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 8 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,867 Votes: 6,537 Participation: 73.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37340(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
CONS
 2,647 40.49% George Dinsdale

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Edmison, John Henry M.D.		 14 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Edmison, John Henry (Dr.)		 14 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Henry Edmison (1875-1932)		 14 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John H. Edmison		 14 May 2024

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