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♂ George Allison Grierson
aliasGeorge Allison Grierson
Record
24640 · 14339

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 4 0 4
Total 4 1 5
Birth 11 April 1867 → 157 years ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 10 July 1914 → 109 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 2 months
Death 18 October 1931 → 92 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 3 months after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 
George Allison Grierson (1867–1931)
© Photo 1921 Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
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 Minnedosa, Manitoba (1914–1915)
Mun./Co. Council Minnedosa, Manitoba
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 7 11 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Roche  m 
 		 ⊖ William B. Waddell  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21033(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:55 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 3,283 49.06% -126 Winner:
CONS
 3,409 50.94% William J. Roche
Eligible: 2,457 Votes: 2,139 Participation: 87.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37010(F) — 29 Dec 2022 17:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,174 54.89% +209 Loser:
CONS
 965 45.11% William B. Waddell

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,540 Votes: 1,827 Participation: 71.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37064(F) — 20 Mar 2022 01:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,173 64.20% +519 Loser:
CONS
 654 35.80% James R. Muir
After his election:
10 Nov 1917 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 3 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
30 November 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37091(F) — 14 Oct 2022 21:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,962 Votes: 2,325 Participation: 58.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37166(F) — 12 Sep 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,296 55.74% +267 Loser:
FARM
 1,029 44.26% W.T. Bielby

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,687 Votes: 3,126 Participation: 66.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37214(F) — 20 Mar 2022 15:46 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PROG
 1,966 62.89% Neil Cameron

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Grierson, George Allison		 01 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Grierson, George Allison		 01 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George Allison Grierson (1867-1931)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Grierson (politician)		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 21:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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