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♂ Beresford R. Berry) Richards
aliasBeresford R. Berry) Richards
Record
52444 · 13947

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 26 August 1914 → 109 years + 8 months ago
Lived 67 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 11 months
Death 18 May 1982 → 41 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 6 months after 9 November 1949
Special notes
None
 
Beresford R. (Berry) Richards (1914–1982)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
When John Bracken, the Liberal-Progressive premier of Manitoba, resigned to become the leader of the federal Progressive Conservtive Party, Richards, the CCF candidate, won the resulting by-election with a resounding supermajority.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 6 2 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Francis L. (Bud) Jobin  m 
⊖ Orson F. Wright  m 
 		 ⊖ George B. Mainwaring  m 
 
Eligible: 8,819 Votes: 5,730 Participation: 64.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
17 August 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37480(F) — 15 Sep 2022 22:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
CCF
 1/4 3,504 61.15% +2,234 Loser:
IND
 1,270 22.16% R.M. McIsaac
After his election:
1 Mar 1945 30
CCF
 →
ICCF
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 2 years 1 month 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,856 Votes: 5,667 Participation: 72.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37525(F) — 17 Sep 2022 16:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
ICCF
 1/2 2,840 50.72% +81 Loser:
IND
 2,759 49.28% Robert F. Milton
After his election:
1 Jan 1948 33
ICCF
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,033 Votes: 6,727 Participation: 60.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37573(F) — 17 Sep 2022 16:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
ICCF
 2/3 1,522 22.89% -2,789 Winner:
LIBP
 4,311 64.84% Francis L. (Bud) Jobin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Richards, Beresford Robert		 21 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Richards, Beresford Robert		 21 Jan 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Beresford Robert "Berry" Richards (1914-1982)		 21 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Beresford Richards		 21 Jan 2024

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