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♂ John Mouat Turner
aliasJohn Turner
Record
62359 · 9536

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 28 May 1900 → 123 years + 11 months ago
Lived 44 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 24 February 1945 → 79 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Mouat Turner (1900–1945)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 4 11

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Stanley Knowles  m 
⊖ Herbert R. Sulkers  m 
 		 ⊖ Nicholas John Stryk  m 
 
Eligible: 21,276 Votes: 14,455 Participation: 67.94% Candidacies: 8
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22628(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:44 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/8 3,564 24.66% 0 Loser: 0 %

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,866 Votes: 17,791 Participation: 74.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22905(F) — 25 Jan 2022 23:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 7,462 41.94% +444 Loser:
CCF
 7,018 39.45% Stanley H. Knowles
After his election:
24 Feb 1945 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,680 Votes: 16,895 Participation: 74.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23165(F) — 18 Sep 2021 15:45 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 5,376 31.82% John S.A. Sinnott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Mowat Turner (1900-1945)		  5 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Mouat Turner, M.P.		  5 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Mouat Turner, député		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Mouat Turner		  5 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 20:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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