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♂ John William McLeod Thompson
aliasJohn Thompson
Record
61049 · 14208

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 18 July 1908 → 115 years + 9 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 10 months
Death 15 December 1986 → 37 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month after 24 October 1962
Special notes
None
 
John William McLeod Thompson (1908–1986)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Elkhorn, Manitoba (1947–1953)
Mun./Co. Council Elkhorn, Manitoba (1933–1939)
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 9 4 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Francis C. Bell  m 
 		 ⊖ James E. Matthews  m 
 
Eligible: 23,061 Votes: 17,685 Participation: 76.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22894(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
31
NATG
 2/3 6,168 34.88% -2,740 Winner:
LIB
 8,908 50.37% James E. Matthews
Eligible: 5,085 Votes: 3,834 Participation: 75.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37625(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/2 2,182 57.38% +561 Loser:
LIBP
 1,621 42.62% Gordon A. Mooney

Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,517 Votes: 4,638 Participation: 71.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37687(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/2 2,935 63.85% +1,273 Loser:
LIBP
 1,662 36.15% Francis C. Bell

Service: 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,403 Votes: 4,462 Participation: 69.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37744(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/2 3,097 69.85% +1,760 Loser:
LIBP
 1,337 30.15% John W. Clarke
After his election:
24 Oct 1962 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 5 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,954 Votes: 4,615 Participation: 77.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37806(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 2,828 61.46% D. Morris McGregor

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Thompson, John William McLeod		 13 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Thompson, John William McLeod		 13 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John William McLeod Thompson (1908-1986)		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Thompson (Manitoba politician)		 13 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Apr 2024 21:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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