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♂ Thomas H. Seens
aliasThomas H. Seens
Record
55879 · 14647

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 18 September 1895 → 128 years + 7 months ago
Lived 94 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 1 month
Death 26 November 1989 → 34 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 5 months after 7 June 1953
Special notes
None
 

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 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Matthew Sutherland  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,907 Votes: 3,292 Participation: 47.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37555(F) — 17 Sep 2022 12:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
PC
 1/2 1,656 50.61% +40 Loser:
LIBP
 1,616 49.39% Matthew R. Sutherland
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 54
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance ()
1 Oct 1950 55
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,539 Votes: 4,315 Participation: 65.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37604(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 2/3 1,563 36.47% -451 Winner:
LIBP
 2,014 46.99% Matthew R. Sutherland

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Seens, Thomas H.		 22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Seens, Thomas H.		 22 Oct 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Thomas Henry Seens (1895-1989)		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Seens		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 12:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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