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♂ John Gunn
aliasJohn Gunn
Record
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Presbyterian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 3 5
Birth 8 August 1825 → 198 years + 8 months ago
Lived 73 years + 1 month
First mandate 30 December 1874 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 4 months
Death 10 September 1898 → 125 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 8 months after 15 December 1879
Special notes
None
 
John Gunn (1825–1898)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Donald Gunn (c. 1797–1878) Father  
⊖ George Gunn (1833–1901) Brother  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 4 11 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John B. Allan  m 
⊖ John W. Sifton  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward H.G.G. Hay  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 86 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Manitoba
27 December 1870
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28257(F) — 6 Feb 2023 10:43 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
IND
 3/3 20 23.26% -18 Winner:
IND
 38 44.19% Edward H.G.G. Hay
Eligible: 158 Votes: 119 Participation: 75.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
30 December 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28281(F) — 6 Feb 2023 09:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
IND
 1/2 83 69.75% +47 Loser:
IND
 36 30.25% Alex McPherson

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 198 Votes: 127 Participation: 64.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28312(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
IND
 1/2 69 54.33% +11 Loser:
IND
 58 45.67% Edward H.G.G. Hay
After his election:
19 Dec 1878 53
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 261 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28344(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
IND
 2/3 81 31.03% -39 Winner:
ILIB
 120 45.98% Edward H.G.G. Hay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 172 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28387(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 78 45.35% -16 Winner:
CONS
 94 54.65% John B. Allan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Gunn, John		 01 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Gunn, John		 01 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Gunn (1825-1898)		 01 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Gunn (Manitoba politician)		 01 Feb 2024

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