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♂ Robert J. Manion
aliasRobert J. Manion
Record
39081 · 12074

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 2 9
Birth 19 November 1881 → 142 years + 5 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 36 years
Death 2 July 1943 → 80 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 3 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Robert J. Manion (1881–1943) 200x252
© Photo 1938 — 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 19 1 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 39–40 22 Sep 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 0 3 6
2. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 44 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
3. CA 15
LC
 2 ✓ Minister 44 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
4. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 44 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
5. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 44 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
6. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 44 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
7. CA 15
LC
 2 Minister 44 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
8. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 48–53 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
9. CA 18
NCP
 1 Party leader 56–58 10 Jul 1938 — 26 Mar 1940 1 8 16
10. CA 18
NCP
 1 Opposition Leader 56–58 14 Nov 1938 — 25 Mar 1940 1 4 11
 1. Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment
 2. Health [Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment] [Int]
 3. Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment [Int]
 4. Labour [Int]
 5. Post Office [Int]
 6. Immigration and Colonization [Int]
 7. Post Office
 8. Railways and Canals

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Garfield Anderson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albert E. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel McIvor  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,503 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21396(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
UNIO
 1/2 5,943 69.89% +3,383 Loser:
OLAB
 2,560 30.11% Albert H. Dennis

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,984 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21602(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NLCP
 1/2 5,642 51.37% +300 Loser:
PROG
 5,342 48.63% D. Clinton Garver
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 40
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,489 Votes: 9,035 Participation: 72.34% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21873(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/2 6,205 68.68% +3,375 Loser:
PROG
 2,830 31.32% D. Clinton Garver
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 44
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 12,489 Votes: 7,613 Participation: 60.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22124(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/2 5,173 67.95% +2,733 Loser:
LAB
 2,440 32.05% William N. Welsh

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,412 Votes: 10,795 Participation: 74.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22398(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/3 6,939 64.28% +3,677 Loser:
LIB
 3,262 30.22% Charles W. Wilson
After his election:
6 Aug 1930 48
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,412 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Ontario
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22560(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,362 Votes: 13,789 Participation: 79.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22670(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LC
 2/5 4,565 33.11% -916 Winner:
LIB
 5,481 39.75% Daniel McIvor
Eligible: 41,871 Votes: 19,530 Participation: 46.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 November 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22853(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
56
NCP
 1/2 11,364 58.19% +3,198 Loser:
CCF
 8,166 41.81% Everett O. Hall

Service: 1 year 4 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,809 Votes: 17,050 Participation: 81.94% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22949(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
58
NATG
 2/3 6,768 39.70% -1,736 Winner:
LIB
 8,504 49.88% Daniel McIvor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert James Manion, P.C., M.P.		 14 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert James Manion, C.P., député		 14 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert James Manion		 14 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert James Manion		 14 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Nov 2023 06:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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