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♂ Harold Proctor Shewman
aliasHarry Shewman
Record
56486 · 3736

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 6 0 6
Birth 14 April 1900 → 124 years + 1 month ago
Lived 68 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
Death 13 July 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Harold Proctor Shewman (1900–1968)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
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 Morris, Manitoba (1948–1954)
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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 18 7 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Dryden  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,953 Votes: 2,910 Participation: 48.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37559(F) — 17 Sep 2022 13:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
IND
 1/3 1,349 46.87% +153 Loser:
LIBP
 1,196 41.56% John C. Dryden
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 50
IND
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,638 Votes: 3,680 Participation: 65.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37607(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
IND
 1/3 1,528 42.89% +337 Loser:
LIBP
 1,191 33.43% Arthur S. Beaubien
After his election:
20 Jun 1954 54
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,264 Votes: 3,169 Participation: 60.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37662(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/3 1,762 56.01% +748 Loser:
LIBP
 1,014 32.23% Bruce Mackenzie

Service: 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,266 Votes: 3,233 Participation: 61.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37719(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/2 1,905 59.48% +607 Loser:
LIBP
 1,298 40.52% Bruce Mackenzie

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,262 Votes: 3,397 Participation: 64.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37781(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/3 1,648 48.71% +522 Loser:
LIB
 1,126 33.28% Phillippe A. Perron

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,275 Votes: 3,209 Participation: 60.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13845(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/3 1,518 47.80% +230 Loser:
LIB
 1,288 40.55% Bruce McKenzie
After his election:
13 Jul 1968 68
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,284 Votes: 3,280 Participation: 62.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
20 February 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13937(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 2,146 65.77% Warner H. Jorgenson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Shewman, Harry Proctor		 27 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Shewman, Harry Proctor		 27 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Harold Proctor "Harry" Shewman (1900-1968)		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harry Shewman		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 16:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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