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♂ Ernest Newburn McGirr
aliasErnest McGirr
Record
41308 · 14579

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 3 4
Birth 7 March 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
Lived 95 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 8 months
Death 23 May 1982 → 41 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 11 months after 7 June 1953
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Newburn McGirr (1887–1982)
© 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 3 6 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William L. Bullmore  m 
⊖ Ronald Moore  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Hawkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Potoski  m 
 
Eligible: 4,807 Votes: 3,771 Participation: 78.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37343(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
CONS
 2/3 1,525 40.44% -143 Winner:
LIBP
 1,668 44.23% Robert Hawkins
Eligible: 5,237 Votes: 3,786 Participation: 72.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37393(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:38 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
CONS
 2/3 1,130 30.94% -507 Winner:
LIBP
 1,637 44.82% Robert Hawkins
Eligible: 6,575 Votes: 4,041 Participation: 61.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37538(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
62
PC
 1/2 2,855 72.08% +1,749 Loser:
CCF
 1,106 27.92% George J. Jackman
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 63
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,953 Votes: 5,387 Participation: 77.48% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37588(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
PC
 3/4 1,235 23.83% -433 Winner:
SC
 1,668 32.19% William L. Bullmore

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
McGirr, Ernest N.		 15 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
McGirr, Ernest N.		 15 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Ernest Newburn McGirr (1887-1982)		 15 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernest McGirr		 15 May 2024

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