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♂ Dwight Lyman Johnson
aliasDwight Johnson
Record
30091 · 14494

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 26 March 1898 → 126 years + 1 month ago
Lived 74 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 November 1943 → 80 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 3 June 1972 → 51 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 7 months after 14 October 1945
Special notes
None
 
Dwight Lyman Johnson (1898–1972)
© 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 1 10 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John Bracken  m 
⊖ Leslie H. McDorman  m 
 		 ⊖ James E. Matthews  m 
⊖ Frederick H. Young  m 
 
Eligible: 9,726 Votes: 6,926 Participation: 71.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
18 November 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37481(F) — 14 Sep 2022 20:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
CCF
 1/2 3,722 53.74% +518 Loser:
CONS
 3,204 46.26% Frederick H. Young
After his election:
1 Mar 1945 46
CCF
 →
ICCF
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 1 year 10 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,960 Votes: 6,395 Participation: 64.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37487(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
ICCF
 3/3 1,554 24.70% -1,534 Winner:
LIBP
 3,088 49.08% Leslie H. McDorman
Eligible: 27,489 Votes: 20,519 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23415(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:37 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
IND
 3/3 1,964 9.64% -9,299 Winner:
LIB
 11,263 55.27% James E. Matthews

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Johnson, Dwight Lyman M.D.		 18 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Johnson, Dwight Lyman (Dr.)		 18 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Dwight Lyman Johnson (1898-1972)		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dwight Johnson (politician)		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 19:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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