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♂ William James Westwood
aliasWilliam Westwood
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 19 August 1887 → 136 years + 8 months ago
Lived 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 19 November 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 3 months
Death 7 March 1962 → 62 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 7 months after 26 July 1936
Special notes
None
 
William James Westwood (1887–1962)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Frederick S. Westwood (c. 1915–2002) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 6 8 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Irwin L. Mitchell  m 
⊖ Sydney E. (S.E.) Rogers  m 
 		 ⊖ Fredrick Y. Newton  m 
 
Eligible: 1,789 Votes: 1,372 Participation: 76.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
19 November 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37090(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
ILIB
 1/2 781 56.92% +190 Loser:
LIB
 591 43.08% Irwin L. Mitchell

Service: 2 years 7 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,503 Votes: 1,878 Participation: 75.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37172(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
32		 Successor:
FARM
 991 52.77% Henry R. Richardson
Eligible: 3,842 Votes: 3,085 Participation: 80.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37368(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
LIBP
 1/2 1,847 59.87% +609 Loser:
CONS
 1,238 40.13% Fredrick Y. Newton

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,425 Votes: 3,042 Participation: 68.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37418(F) — 15 Sep 2022 08:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIBP
 2/3 994 33.45% -397 Winner:
SC
 1,391 46.80% Sydney E. (S.E.) Rogers

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Westwood, William James		 20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Westwood, William James		 20 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William James Westwood (1887-1962)		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William James Westwood		 20 Apr 2024

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