Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Clifford Barclay
aliasClifford Barclay
Record
2633 · 14541

Protestant     
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 20 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 18 July 1922 → 101 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 22 February 1961 → 63 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 6 months after 26 July 1936
Special notes
None
 
Clifford Barclay (1876–1961)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve RM Brokenhead, Manitoba (1932–1933)
Mun./Co. Council
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 9 0 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
Murdoch Mackay  m  (2 runoffs)
 
John Matheson  m 
 
Eligible: 4,100 Votes: 2,233 Participation: 54.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17
Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37224(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
PROG
1/3 1,014 45.41% +160 Loser:
LIB
854 38.24% William J. Black

Service:
4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,140 Votes: 3,339 Participation: 64.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37322(F) — 20 Mar 2022 18:54 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PROG
2/3 1,459 43.70% 70 Winner:
LIB
1,389 41.60% Murdoch Mackay
Eligible: 9,697 Votes: 6,989 Participation: 72.07% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19
Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37372(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
FALA
1/5 3,035 43.43% +628 Loser:
LIBP
2,407 34.44% Murdoch Mackay

Service:
4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,843 Votes: 5,847 Participation: 53.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20
Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37422(F) — 15 Sep 2022 08:12 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59
Successor:
LIBP
2,442 43.04% Evelyn F. Shannon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Barclay, Clifford
14 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Barclay, Clifford
14 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Clifford Barclay (1876-1961)
14 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Clifford Barclay
14 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 May 2024 18:21 (but data presented dynamically)