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♂ Edward A. August
aliasEdward A. August
Record
1947 · 14369

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 2 4
Birth 15 May 1860 → 163 years + 11 months ago
Lived 75 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 August 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 2 months
Death 31 December 1935 → 88 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 5 months after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert McGhee (c. 1836–1893) Father-in-law
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 6 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander Morrison  m 
 		 ⊖ Rodmond P. Roblin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,264 Votes: 1,691 Participation: 74.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Manitoba
7 March 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36901(F) — 6 Oct 2021 23:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 760 44.94% -171 Winner:
CONS
 931 55.06% Rodmond P. Roblin
Eligible: 2,518 Votes: 2,269 Participation: 90.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36998(F) — 20 Mar 2022 00:34 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,065 46.94% -139 Winner:
CONS
 1,204 53.06% Rodmond P. Roblin
Eligible: 2,563 Votes: 1,982 Participation: 77.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37048(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,134 57.21% +286 Loser:
CONS
 848 42.79% Andrew S. Argue

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,267 Votes: 2,879 Participation: 67.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37149(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 1,478 51.34% +77 Loser:
CONS
 1,401 48.66% Alexander Morrison

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,586 Votes: 3,149 Participation: 68.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37197(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
PROG
 1,645 52.24% William Brown

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
August, Edward Arthur		 26 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
August, Edward Arthur		 26 Jul 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Edward Arthur "Eddie" August (1860-1935)		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward August		 26 Jul 2023

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