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♂ John W. Thompson
aliasJohn W. Thompson
Record
61048 · 14400

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 31 May 1858 → 165 years + 10 months ago
Lived 55 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 July 1910 → 113 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 1 month
Death 4 February 1914 → 110 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John W. Thompson (1858–1914)
© 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 3 6 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Roche  m 
 		 ⊖ William B. Waddell  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,196 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20286(F) — 19 Mar 2022 23:57 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 2,387 45.94% -422 Winner:
CONS
 2,809 54.06% William J. Roche
Eligible: 2,279 Votes: 1,908 Participation: 83.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36962(F) — 29 Dec 2022 17:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 971 50.89% +34 Loser:
CONS
 937 49.11% William B. Waddell
After his election:
4 Feb 1914 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Oppo.)
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
—
 Deceased
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 1,174 54.89% George A. Grierson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Thompson, John W.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Thompson, John W.		 01 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John W. Thompson (1858-1914)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John W. Thompson (Manitoba politician)		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 19:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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