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♂ Herbert Henry Wright
aliasHerbert Wright
Record
66295 · 14557

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 2 3
Birth 2 October 1880 → 143 years + 7 months ago
Lived 63 years + 11 months
First mandate 27 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 9 months
Death 21 September 1944 → 79 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 5 months after 21 April 1941
Special notes
None
 
Herbert Henry Wright (1880–1944)
© 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 4 8 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Curran  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Dmytro Yakimischak  m 
 		 ⊖ John Solomon  m 
 
Eligible: 4,248 Votes: 2,571 Participation: 60.52% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37296(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/6 652 25.36% -141 Winner:
PROG
 793 30.84% Robert F. Curran
Eligible: 6,905 Votes: 4,617 Participation: 66.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37396(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
ILIB
 1/4 1,486 33.29% +5 Loser:
LIBP
 1,481 33.18% Robert F. Curran
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 60
ILIB
 →
ILIP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIBP
 2/2 1,735 41.60% -701 Winner:
ILIP
 2,436 58.40% John R. Solomon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Wright, Herbert Henry		 15 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Wright, Herbert Henry		 15 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Herbert Henry Wright (1880-1944)		 15 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Wright (politician)		 15 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 May 2024 08:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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