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♂ John W. Wilton
aliasJohn W. Wilton
Record
65733 · 14352

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 27 January 1879 → 145 years + 3 months ago
Lived 63 years + 10 months
First mandate 6 August 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 6 months
Death 10 December 1942 → 81 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 5 months after 28 June 1920
Special notes
None
 
John W. Wilton (1879–1942)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 4 10 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊖ George W. Andrews  m 
⊖ Harriet S. Dick  f 
⊖ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
 		 ⊖ William D. Bayley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John T. Haig  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,094 Votes: 2,705 Participation: 87.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36989(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 2/3 965 35.67% -274 Winner:
CONS
 1,239 45.80% John T. Haig
Eligible: 2,580 Votes: 2,191 Participation: 84.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37039(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 828 37.79% +55 Loser:
CONS
 773 35.28% John T. Haig

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,712 Votes: 3,995 Participation: 84.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37141(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
IND
 2/2 1,941 48.59% -113 Winner:
DLP
 2,054 51.41% William D. Bayley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,374 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21561(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 3/5 4,032 20.81% -3,742 Winner:
LAB
 7,774 40.13% James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Wilton, John W.		 02 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Wilton, John W.		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John W. Wilton (1879-1942)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John W. Wilton		 02 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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