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♂ Maurice E. Ridley
aliasMaurice E. Ridley
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 25 February 1915 → 109 years + 2 months ago
Lived 45 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 November 1957 → 66 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 8 months
Death 2 October 1960 → 63 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Maurice E. Ridley (1915–1960)
© Photo Legislative Library, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John S. Ridley (1882–1934) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 2 10 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Lynwood C. Graham  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,340 Votes: 3,303 Participation: 61.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
14 November 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37633(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/2 2,243 67.91% +1,183 Loser:
LIBP
 1,060 32.09% David A. Lumgair

Service: 7 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,359 Votes: 4,236 Participation: 66.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37664(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/2 2,683 63.99% +1,173 Loser:
LIBP
 1,510 36.01% Kenneth C. Hartwell

Service: 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,469 Votes: 4,299 Participation: 66.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37721(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/2 3,077 71.96% +1,878 Loser:
LIBP
 1,199 28.04% Lynwood C. Graham
After his election:
2 Oct 1960 45
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,469 Votes: 4,934 Participation: 76.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
9 December 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37752(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
45		 Successor:
PC
 2,132 43.21% Carolyne A.M. Morrison

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Ridley, Maurice E.		 26 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Ridley, Maurice E.		 26 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Maurice Evans Ridley (1912-1960)		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Maurice Ridley		 26 Feb 2024

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