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♂ John A. Davidson
aliasJohn A. Davidson
Record
14527 · 13993

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 5 10
Birth 19 August 1852 → 171 years + 8 months ago
Lived 51 years + 2 months
First mandate 2 November 1881 → 142 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 2 months
Death 14 November 1903 → 120 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John A. Davidson (1852–1903)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 10 6 1 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 8
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 41 11 Jan 1894 — 17 Apr 1894 0 3 6

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John Crawford  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John Forsyth  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert C. Ennis  m 
⊖ William F. Sirett  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
2 November 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36108(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 148 60.41% +51 Loser:
CONS
 97 39.59% P. St. Clair

Service: 1 year 2 months 20 days (Oppo.)
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: 28396(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 922 Votes: 574 Participation: 62.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36470(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 272 47.39% -30 Winner:
LIB
 302 52.61% John Crawford
Eligible: inc. Votes: 630 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
11 July 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36514(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
35
CONS
 2/2 303 48.10% -24 Winner:
LIB
 327 51.90% John Crawford
Eligible: 1,463 Votes: 1,274 Participation: 87.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36559(F) — 17 Mar 2022 10:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 645 50.63% +16 Loser:
LIB
 629 49.37% John Crawford
After his election:
17 Apr 1894 41
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,463 Votes: 466 Participation: 31.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 August 1894
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36602(F) — 17 Mar 2022 13:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 179 38.41% -108 Winner:
PATI
 287 61.59% John Forsyth
Eligible: 1,538 Votes: 1,144 Participation: 74.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36605(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 2/2 553 48.34% -38 Winner:
PATI
 591 51.66% William F. Sirett
Eligible: 1,832 Votes: 1,510 Participation: 82.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36692(F) — 17 Mar 2022 20:01 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
CONS
 2/2 710 47.02% -90 Winner:
LIB
 800 52.98% Robert C. Ennis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,432 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
10 March 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36733(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 1,881 77.34% +1,330 Loser:
LIB
 551 22.66% J.E. Crawford

Service: 3 years 4 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,717 Votes: 1,548 Participation: 90.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36848(F) — 18 Mar 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 838 54.13% +128 Loser:
LIB
 710 45.87% James R. McRae
After his election:
14 Nov 1903 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,717 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
2 December 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36887(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. James H. Howden

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Davidson, John Andrew		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Davidson, John Andrew		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Andrew Davidson (1852-1903)		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Andrew Davidson		 10 Feb 2024

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