Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Harry D. Mewhirter
aliasHarry D. Mewhirter
Record
43154 · 14376

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Manitoba 1 0 1
Birth 30 July 1874 → 149 years + 8 months ago
Lived 83 years + 1 month
First mandate 10 July 1914 → 109 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 11 months
Death 2 September 1957 → 66 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 28 days after 5 August 1915
Special notes
None
 

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 1 0 25 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
Thomas G. Hamilton  m 
 

 
Eligible: 4,818 Votes: 3,946 Participation: 81.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37036(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
39
CONS
1/3 1,901 48.18% +364 Loser:
LIB
1,537 38.95% Thomas G. Hamilton

Service:
1 year 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,463 Votes: 3,185 Participation: 71.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15
Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37049(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41
Successor:
LIB
2,319 72.81% Thomas G. Hamilton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
McWhirter, Harry Don
02 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
McWhirter, Harry Don
02 Sep 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Harry Don Mewhirter (1874-1957)
02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Harry Mewhirter
02 Sep 2023


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