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♂ John McDowell
aliasJohn McDowell
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 16 September 1894 → 129 years + 7 months ago
Lived 85 years + 8 months
First mandate 15 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years
Death 10 June 1980 → 43 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 11 months after 15 June 1958
Special notes
None
 
John McDowell (1894–1980)
© 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 12 2 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William S. Bryce  m 
⊖ Edmund B. Osler  m 
⊖ C. Dufferin Roblin  m 
 		 ⊖ Jan K. Hilgenga  m 
⊖ Laurier A. Régnier  m 
 
Eligible: 4,630 Votes: 2,924 Participation: 63.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37502(F) — 17 Sep 2022 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PC
 1/3 1,390 48.01% +568 Loser:
LIBP
 822 28.39% William D. Lawrence
After his election:
1 Jun 1949 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 7 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,248 Votes: 21,754 Participation: 71.92% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23424(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
PC
 3/3 6,158 28.55% -1,661 Winner:
CCF
 7,819 36.25% William S. Bryce
Eligible: 5,651 Votes: 3,616 Participation: 63.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37550(F) — 17 Sep 2022 20:09 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
ACPC
 1/3 1,540 43.08% +206 Loser:
LIBP
 1,334 37.31% Raoul Allard

Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,049 Votes: 3,819 Participation: 63.13% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37599(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 1,442 38.68% +195 Loser:
LIBP
 1,247 33.45% C. Henry Jarvis

Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,180 Votes: 4,633 Participation: 74.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37671(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIBP
 2,450 53.09% Robert W. Bend
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,915 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Manitoba
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9924(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
73
ICON
 4/4 632 1.38% -23,143 Winner:
LIB
 23,775 51.78% Edmund B. Osler

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
McDowell, John		 16 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
McDowell, John		 16 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John McDowell (1894-1980)		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John McDowell (Manitoba politician)		 16 Feb 2024

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