Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Earl J. Rutledge
aliasEarl J. Rutledge
Record
54485 · 14495

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 22 August 1894 → 129 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 June 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 10 months
Death 25 May 1975 → 48 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 10 months after 13 July 1948
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 21 0 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
Neil Cameron  m 
Norman P. Shuttleworth  m 
 
Henry S. Rungay  m  (2 runoffs)
Cecil L. St. John  m 
 
Eligible: 4,759 Votes: 3,354 Participation: 70.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37312(F) — 17 Oct 2023 21:38 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
32
CONS
1/3 1,377 41.06% -28 Loser:
PROG
1,405 41.89% Norman P. Shuttleworth

Service:
4 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,194 Votes: 4,942 Participation: 79.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19
Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37362(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
1/3 2,336 47.27% +126 Loser:
LIBP
2,210 44.72% Neil Cameron

Service:
4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,090 Votes: 5,641 Participation: 79.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20
Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37412(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
1/3 2,462 45.19% +229 Loser:
LIBP
2,233 40.99% Henry S. Rungay
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 46
CONS
CONS
Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,908 Votes: 4,968 Participation: 71.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21
Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37458(F) — 16 Sep 2022 17:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
1/2 2,963 60.77% +1,050 Loser:
LIBP
1,913 39.23% Henry S. Rungay

Service:
4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,673 Votes: 4,069 Participation: 60.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22
Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37509(F) — 17 Sep 2022 12:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
1/2 2,639 64.86% +1,209 Loser:
CCF
1,430 35.14% Ralph G. Firth
After his election:
13 Jul 1948 53
PC
Vac.
Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 8 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,673 Votes: 4,832 Participation: 72.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22
Manitoba
2 November 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37529(F) — 14 Sep 2022 20:43 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54
Successor:
LIBP
3,470 71.81% Henry S. Rungay

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Rutledge, Earl James M.D.
22 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Rutledge, Earl James (Dr.)
22 Aug 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Earl James Rutledge (1894-1975)
22 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Earl Rutledge
22 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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