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♂ Joseph Thorarinn Thorson
aliasJoseph Thorarinn Thorson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 15 March 1889 → 135 years + 2 months ago
Lived 89 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 5 months
Death 5 July 1978 → 45 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 8 months after 6 October 1942
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Thorarinn Thorson (1889–1978)
© Photo FindAGrave.com — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William B. Scarth (1895–1983) Brother-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 10 3

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19
LIB
 1 Minister 52–53 11 Jun 1941 — 05 Oct 1942 1 3 24
 1. National War Services

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Kennedy  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Solly Thorvaldson  m 
 
Eligible: 26,468 Votes: 24,052 Participation: 90.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22087(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 12,315 51.20% +578 Loser:
LC
 11,737 48.80% William W. Kennedy

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,112 Votes: 30,992 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22361(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 13,637 44.00% -3,718 Winner:
LC
 17,355 56.00% William W. Kennedy
Eligible: 26,411 Votes: 19,462 Participation: 73.69% Candidacies: 6
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22626(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LIBP
 1/6 9,230 47.43% +5,132 Loser:
LC
 4,098 21.06% Gunnar S. Thorvaldson

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,253 Votes: 21,782 Participation: 74.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22903(F) — 25 Jan 2022 23:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 11,023 50.61% +4,154 Loser:
CCF
 6,869 31.54% Richard A. Wise
After his election:
6 Oct 1942 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 6 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,253 Votes: 14,010 Participation: 47.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
9 August 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23116(F) — 6 Sep 2022 20:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CCF
 9,396 67.07% William S. Bryce

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph Thorarinn Thorson		  2 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Joseph Thorarinn Thorson (1889-1978)		  2 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Thorarinn Thorson, P.C., M.P.		  2 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Thorarinn Thorson, C.P., député		  2 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Thorarinn Thorson		  2 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 20:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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