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♂ Christian Halldorson
aliasChristian Halldorson
Record
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Icelandic-Canadian    Lutheran   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 27 February 1891 → 133 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 6 months
First mandate 15 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 7 months
Death 18 September 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Christian Halldorson (1891–1956)
© Photo c. 1952 Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ E. Salome Halldorson (1887–1970) Sister  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 10 11 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Eric Stefanson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,624 Votes: 2,244 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37522(F) — 17 Sep 2022 15:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIBP
 1/4 1,150 52.73% +412 Loser:
CCF
 738 33.84% Eric Stefanson

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,259 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37570(F) — 17 Sep 2022 16:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 59
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,252 Votes: 2,052 Participation: 63.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37620(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIBP
 1/2 1,695 84.08% +1,374 Loser:
SC
 321 15.92% Ernest H. Hartfield
After his election:
18 Sep 1956 65
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,252 Votes: 2,431 Participation: 74.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
3 December 1956
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37631(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
65		 Successor:
LIBP
 1,214 49.94% Elman K. Guttormson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Halldorson, Christian		 25 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Halldorson, Christian		 25 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Christian Halldorson (1891-1956)		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Christian Halldorson		 25 Feb 2024

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