♂ Walter C. Weir

Record
64512 · 3761
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Manitoba 4 4 0
Birth Death Lived Died in office
7 June 1929
(94 years 10 months ago)
17 April 1985
(39 years ago)
55 years 10 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Manitoba
Days years months days
4,490 12 3 15
Days years months days
3,692 10 1 8
Days years months days
798 2 2 6
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 28–29 PC 1 Party leader 38–41 25 Nov 1967 — 26 Feb 1971 3 3 1
2. MB 28 PC 1 Premier 38–40 27 Nov 1967 — 24 Jun 1969 1 6 28
3. MB 29 PC 1 Opposition Leader 40–41 25 Jun 1969 — 13 Aug 1970 1 1 19
Electoral history
→ 4 recorded electoral participations
→ 5 electoral path points
 
→ 1 documented challenger:
 
C. Lemington (Lem) Shuttleworth  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 26
Manitoba Minnedosa
14 May 1959 Age:
29
→ New to this legislature
General 1/3 PC 43.34% 2,386 of 5,505 Elig.: 7,029 Parti.: 78.62%
Loser > LIBP 36.86% 2,029 (-357) C. Lemington (Lem) Shuttleworth  m  ( 48 )
ID: 37718(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 27
Manitoba Minnedosa
14 December 1962 Age:
33
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 PC 53.44% 2,828 of 5,292 Elig.: 6,814 Parti.: 77.83%
Loser > LIB 29.02% 1,536 (-1,292) Frank Anderson  m 
ID: 37780(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 28
Manitoba Minnedosa
23 June 1966 Age:
37
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 PC 41.29% 2,136 of 5,173 Elig.: 6,598 Parti.: 78.81%
Loser > LIB 31.22% 1,615 (-521) Don McNabb  m 
ID: 13844(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:05 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 1 day (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 29
Manitoba Minnedosa
25 June 1969 Age:
40
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PC 56.26% 3,525 of 6,266 Elig.: 8,285 Parti.: 75.84%
Loser > NDP 27.34% 1,713 (-1,812) Emile Roy  m 
  Post-Election...
1 September 1971 > ?? PC Vac. Resigned: Left politics
ID: 13901(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:11 ET Service: 2 years 2 months 7 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 29
Manitoba Minnedosa
16 November 1971 Age:
42
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > PC 50.39% 3,532 of 7,009 David R. Blake  m  ( 46 )
ID: 13942(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
→ 5 online biographical references
 
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EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased: Weir, Walter C. 6 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés: Weir, Walter C. 6 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: Walter Cox-Smith Weir (1929-1985) 6 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia: Walter Weir 6 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia: Walter Weir 6 Mar 2024
Rev.: 06 Mar 2024 @ 22:49 ET
Gen.: 23 Apr 2024 @ 20:37 ET