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♂ Hugh B. Morrison
aliasHugh B. Morrison
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 16 December 1892 → 131 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years
First mandate 27 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 7 months
Death 9 January 1957 → 67 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Hugh B. Morrison (1892–1957)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Carolyne A.M. Morrison (1905–1997) Spouse  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 20 5 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Harvey A. (Honey) Cochlan  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank W. McIntosh  m 
 
Eligible: 5,222 Votes: 4,115 Participation: 78.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37411(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 2,217 54.30% +351 Loser:
LIBP
 1,866 45.70% Frank W. McIntosh
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 47
CONS
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,845 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37457(F) — 16 Sep 2022 08:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,719 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37508(F) — 3 Sep 2023 14:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Nov 1948 55
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,407 Votes: 3,132 Participation: 57.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37556(F) — 17 Sep 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
ACPC
 1/2 2,074 66.50% +1,029 Loser:
PC
 1,045 33.50% Harvey A. (Honey) Cochlan

Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,340 Votes: 3,486 Participation: 65.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37605(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/3 1,606 46.99% +552 Loser:
LIBP
 1,054 30.84% Charles D. McLean
After his election:
9 Jan 1957 64
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 7 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,340 Votes: 3,303 Participation: 61.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
14 November 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37633(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
PC
 2,243 67.91% Maurice E. Ridley

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Morrison, Hugh Borthwick		 26 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Morrison, Hugh Borthwick		 26 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Hugh Borthwick Morrison (1892-1957)		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Morrison (Manitoba politician)		 26 Feb 2024

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