Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Archibald Esplen
aliasArchibald Esplen
Record
18839 · 14519

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 29 January 1864 → 160 years + 2 months ago
Lived 69 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 July 1922 → 101 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 5 months
Death 12 June 1933 → 90 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 11 months after 27 June 1927
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 4 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
Robert G. Ferguson  m 
George H. Palmer  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Henry P. Nicholson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,234 Votes: 2,225 Participation: 68.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17
Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37195(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
58
LIB
1/3 825 37.08% +83 Loser:
LAB
742 33.35% George H. Palmer

Service:
4 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,729 Votes: 2,589 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37293(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
3/3 647 24.99% -375 Winner:
CONS
1,022 39.47% Robert G. Ferguson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Esplen, Archibald
04 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Esplen, Archibald
04 Aug 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Archibald "Archie" Esplen (1864-1933)
04 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Archibald Esplen
04 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Aug 2023 17:06 (but data presented dynamically)