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♂ John Crerar
aliasJohn Crerar
Record
13404 · 13994

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 2 3
Birth 22 September 1848 → 175 years + 7 months ago
Lived 85 years
First mandate 2 November 1881 → 142 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
Death 1 October 1933 → 90 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 8 months after 22 January 1883
Special notes
None
 
John Crerar (1848–1933)
© Photo 1902 Representative Men 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 1 2 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James D. Gillies  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry A. Mullins  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 794 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
2 November 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36109(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 407 51.26% +20 Loser:
CONS
 387 48.74% S.A. Cornell

Service: 1 year 2 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 923 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28376(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
CONS
 495 53.63% David H. Harrison
Eligible: 1,168 Votes: 539 Participation: 46.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36482(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 261 48.42% -17 Winner:
CONS
 278 51.58% James D. Gillies
Eligible: 1,211 Votes: 897 Participation: 74.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36718(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 431 48.05% -35 Winner:
CONS
 466 51.95% Henry A. Mullins

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Crearar, John		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Crearar, John		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Crerar (1848-1933)		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Crerar (Canadian politician)		 10 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Crerar (homme politique canadien)		 10 Feb 2024

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