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♂ John R. Pitt
aliasJohn R. Pitt
Record
49849 · 14485

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 1 6
Birth 1 July 1885 → 138 years + 9 months ago
Lived 85 years + 3 months
First mandate 24 June 1935 → 88 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 4 October 1970 → 53 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 months after 7 June 1953
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 17 11 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ J. Arthur Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,052 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
24 June 1935
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37383(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 1 month 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,662 Votes: 2,336 Participation: 87.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37386(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIBP
 1/2 1,311 56.68% +309 Loser:
CONS
 1,002 43.32% J. Arthur Ross
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 55
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,755 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37432(F) — 14 Sep 2022 19:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,605 Votes: 1,614 Participation: 61.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37483(F) — 17 Sep 2022 07:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIBP
 1/2 1,158 72.10% +710 Loser:
CCF
 448 27.90% R. Guy Craven

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,627 Votes: 3,306 Participation: 71.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37531(F) — 17 Sep 2022 07:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIBP
 1/3 1,758 53.89% +806 Loser:
ILIB
 952 29.18% William G. Powne
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 65
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,342 Votes: 3,425 Participation: 78.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37582(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
LIBP
 2/2 1,440 42.86% -480 Winner:
PC
 1,920 57.14% J. Arthur Ross

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Pitt, John Robertson		 15 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Pitt, John Robertson		 15 Oct 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Robertson Pitt (1885-1970)		 15 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John R. Pitt		 15 Oct 2023

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