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♂ Henry George Leader
aliasHenry George Leader
Record
34839 · 5849

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 10 March 1880 → 144 years + 2 months ago
Lived 66 years + 1 month
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 9 May 1946 → 78 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Henry George Leader (1880-1946)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 RM Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1912–1914)
Mun./Co. Council Burnside, Manitoba (1906–1912)
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
Canada 14 5 14

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Burns  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur Meighen  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,590 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21556(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PROG
 1/3 4,314 50.22% +177 Loser:
NLCP
 4,137 48.16% Arthur Meighen

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,505 Votes: 10,783 Participation: 69.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21827(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:05 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PROG
 2/2 4,966 46.05% -851 Winner:
LC
 5,817 53.95% Arthur Meighen
Eligible: 13,946 Votes: 10,934 Participation: 78.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22624(F) — 2 Apr 2024 21:02 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 5,516 50.45% +1,473 Loser:
LC
 4,043 36.98% William H. Burns

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,749 Votes: 12,277 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22901(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 7,442 60.62% +2,607 Loser:
NATG
 4,835 39.38% George H. Jones

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,633 Votes: 12,212 Participation: 78.12% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23161(F) — 27 Jan 2022 10:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/4 5,457 44.69% +1,865 Loser:
PC
 3,592 29.41% Allen McCallister
After his election:
9 May 1946 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,633 Votes: 11,763 Participation: 75.24% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Manitoba
21 October 1946
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23366(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
PC
 4,805 40.85% Calvert C. Miller

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Henry George "Harry" Leader (1880-1946)		  1 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry Leader, M.P.		  1 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Harry Leader, député		  1 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harry Leader		  1 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 23:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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