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♂ John Smith
aliasJohn Smith
Record
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Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 28 January 1817 → 207 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 16 December 1879 → 144 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 10 months
Death 18 October 1889 → 134 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 8 months after 22 January 1883
Special notes
None
 
John Smith (1817–1889)
© 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 3 1 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Isaiah Mawhinney  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 241 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28332(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
62
IND
 1/2 121 50.21% +1 Loser:
IND
 120 49.79% Isaiah Mawhinney

Service: 3 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28371(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/2 124 40.13% -61 Winner:
CONS
 185 59.87% Isaiah Mawhinney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Smith, John		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Smith, John		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Smith (1817-1889)		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Smith (Manitoba politician)		 10 Feb 2024

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