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♂ John S. Ridley
aliasJohn S. Ridley
Record
52619 · 14121

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 6 April 1882 → 142 years ago
Lived 52 years
First mandate 29 June 1920 → 103 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
Death 2 May 1934 → 89 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 9 months after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 
John S. Ridley (1882–1934)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Maurice E. Ridley (1915–1960) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 2 0 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George T. Armstrong  m 
⊖ Gilbert E. Davidson  m 
 		 ⊖ George Compton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,063 Votes: 3,012 Participation: 74.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37165(F) — 12 Sep 2022 18:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 1/3 1,185 39.34% +259 Loser:
FARM
 926 30.74% George Compton

Service: 2 years 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,006 Votes: 3,146 Participation: 78.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37213(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
CONS
 2/4 1,018 32.36% -31 Winner:
PROG
 1,049 33.34% George Compton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Ridley, John Sutherland		 26 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Ridley, John Sutherland		 26 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Sutherland Ridley (1882-1934)		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John S. Ridley		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 22:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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