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♂ Alexander Kittson
aliasAlexander Kittson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 26 February 1853 → 171 years + 2 months ago
Lived 30 years + 2 months
First mandate 16 December 1879 → 144 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 9 months
Death 27 April 1883 → 141 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Kittson (1853–1883)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Horace Chevrier (1875–1935) Son-in-law
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 3 4 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Maxime Goulet  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph-Alfred-Norbert Provencher  m 
 
Eligible: 164 Votes: 140 Participation: 85.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28322(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:52 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
25
IND
 2/3 55 39.29% -28 Winner:
IND
 83 59.29% Maxime Goulet
Eligible: inc. Votes: 94 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28351(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
CONS
 1/2 62 65.96% +30 Loser:
IND
 32 34.04% Joseph-Alfred-Norbert Provencher

Service: 3 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28389(F) — 16 Mar 2022 19:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
27 Apr 1883 30
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 190 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
8 June 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28402(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
30		 Successor:
LIB
 84 44.21% Joseph E. Cyr

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Kittson, Alexander		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Kittson, Alexander		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Alexander Kittson (1853-1883)		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Kittson		 10 Feb 2024

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