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♂ Richard Gardiner R.G.) Willis
aliasRichard Gardiner R.G.) Willis
Record
65468 · 14477

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 10 February 1865 → 159 years + 2 months ago
Lived 64 years
First mandate 18 July 1922 → 101 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 5 months
Death 24 February 1929 → 95 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Richard Gardiner (R.G.) Willis (1865–1929)
© Photo 1902 Representative Men of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Errick F. Willis (1896–1967) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Morton, Manitoba; Boissevain, Manitoba
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 6 7 7 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 15–16
CONS
 1 Party leader 54–57 06 Nov 1919 — 04 Apr 1922 2 4 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George W. McDonald  m 
⊖ James Steedsman  m 
 		 ⊖ Fawcett W. Ransom  m 
 
Eligible: 2,406 Votes: 2,021 Participation: 84.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37183(F) — 7 Oct 2021 00:03 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 1,001 49.53% -19 Winner:
LIB
 1,020 50.47% George W. McDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,094 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21559(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
NLCP
 2/2 3,714 33.48% -3,666 Winner:
PROG
 7,380 66.52% James Steedsman
Eligible: 2,443 Votes: 2,014 Participation: 82.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37231(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 1,059 52.58% +104 Loser:
PROG
 955 47.42% Fawcett W. Ransom

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,574 Votes: 2,118 Participation: 82.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37329(F) — 20 Mar 2022 18:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CONS
 1/2 1,167 55.10% +216 Loser:
PROG
 951 44.90% Duncan Henderson
After his election:
24 Feb 1929 64
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 7 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,574 Votes: 2,322 Participation: 90.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
22 June 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37334(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
CONS
 1,327 57.15% Alexander R. Welch

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Willis, Richard Gardiner		 02 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Willis, Richard Gardiner		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Richard Gardiner Willis (1865-1929)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Gardiner Willis		 02 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 18:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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