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♂ John Williams
aliasJohn Williams
Record
65384 · 14340

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 4 3 7
Total 4 4 8
Birth 3 July 1860 → 163 years + 9 months ago
Lived 70 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 March 1907 → 117 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 46 years + 8 months
Death 2 March 1931 → 93 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 7 months after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 
John Williams (1860–1931)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve RM Arthur, Manitoba (1906)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 11 4 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Amos M. Lyle  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Steedsman  m 
 		 ⊖ Duncan L. McLeod  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Allen E. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: 1,138 Votes: 1,046 Participation: 91.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36886(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 499 47.71% -48 Winner:
CONS
 547 52.29% Allen E. Thompson
Eligible: 1,315 Votes: 1,069 Participation: 81.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36891(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 536 50.14% +3 Loser:
CONS
 533 49.86% Amos M. Lyle

Service: 3 years 4 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,516 Votes: 1,379 Participation: 90.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36940(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 602 43.65% -175 Winner:
CONS
 777 56.35% Amos M. Lyle
Eligible: 1,566 Votes: 1,466 Participation: 93.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36988(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 766 52.25% +66 Loser:
CONS
 700 47.75% Amos M. Lyle

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,611 Votes: 1,447 Participation: 89.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37038(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 815 56.32% +183 Loser:
CONS
 632 43.68% William S. Kenner

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,284 Votes: 1,772 Participation: 77.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37140(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 891 50.28% +10 Loser:
CONS
 881 49.72% Duncan L. McLeod

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,366 Votes: 1,907 Participation: 80.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37188(F) — 20 Mar 2022 15:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 777 40.74% -353 Winner:
PROG
 1,130 59.26% Duncan L. McLeod
Eligible: 13,263 Votes: 8,330 Participation: 62.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21830(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
65
LIB
 3/3 1,563 18.76% -1,946 Winner:
PROG
 3,509 42.12% James Steedsman

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Williams, John		 02 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Williams, John		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Williams (1860-1931)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Williams (Manitoba politician)		 02 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 20:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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