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♂ Reginald Frederick Wightman
aliasReg Wightman
Record
65209 · 14123

Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 28 May 1899 → 124 years + 11 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
Death 23 January 1981 → 43 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 7 months after 15 June 1958
Special notes
None
 
Reginald Frederick Wightman (1899–1981)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve St. James, Manitoba (1945–1954)
Mun./Co. Council St. James, Manitoba
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 8 7 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest Draffin  m 
⊕ Al Mackling  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George Fournier  m 
⊖ Doug Stanes  m 
 
Eligible: 13,125 Votes: 6,389 Participation: 48.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37532(F) — 17 Sep 2022 07:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIBP
 1/2 3,805 60.10% +1,279 Loser:
CCF
 2,526 39.90% Ernest R. Draffin
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 51
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,126 Votes: 8,698 Participation: 57.50% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37583(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIBP
 1/4 3,359 38.87% +281 Loser:
CCF
 3,078 35.62% Alvin H. Mackling

Service: 5 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,148 Votes: 6,990 Participation: 62.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37679(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIBP
 2/3 2,170 31.21% -476 Winner:
PC
 2,646 38.06% Douglas M. Stanes

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Wightman, Reginald Frederick		 17 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Wightman, Reginald Frederick		 17 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Reginald Frederick Wightman (1899-1981)		 17 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Reginald Wightman		 17 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 May 2024 21:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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