Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas Gerow Murphy
aliasThomas Gerow Murphy
Record
45423 · 9501

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 29 October 1883 → 140 years + 6 months ago
Lived 87 years + 5 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 7 April 1971 → 53 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 5 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Gerow Murphy (1883–1971)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Neepawa, Manitoba (1924)
Mun./Co. Council Neepawa, Manitoba (1921–1923)
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 6 0 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
1 Minister 46–51 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
2. CA 17
LC
1 Minister 46–51 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
John H. Duffy  m 
Robert Milne  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Frederick Donald MacKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 16,778 Votes: 8,602 Participation: 51.27% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15
Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21825(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:03 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
42
LC
1/3 3,461 40.23% +129 Loser:
PROG
3,332 38.74% Robert Milne
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 42
LIB
LC
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,778 Votes: 10,788 Participation: 64.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16
Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22076(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LC
2/2 4,495 41.67% -1,798 Winner:
PROG
6,293 58.33% Robert Milne
Eligible: 13,249 Votes: 10,799 Participation: 81.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22350(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:49 ET
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LC
1/2 5,638 52.21% +477 Loser:
PROG
5,161 47.79% Robert Milne
After his election:
7 Aug 1930 46
LC
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,249 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17
Manitoba
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22558(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:03 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,456 Votes: 12,656 Participation: 76.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18
Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22622(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
2/4 4,582 36.20% -1,386 Winner:
LIB
5,968 47.16% Frederick D. MacKenzie
Eligible: 17,438 Votes: 13,797 Participation: 79.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19
Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
56
NATG
2/3 4,865 35.26% -1,859 Winner:
LIB
6,724 48.74% Frederick D. MacKenzie

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Thomas Gerow Murphy (1883-1971)
 2 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Gerow Murphy, P.C., M.P.
 2 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Gerow Murphy, C.P., député
 2 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Gerow Murphy
 2 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Gerow Murphy
 2 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 20:15 (but data presented dynamically)