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♂ Charles R. Smith
aliasCharles R. Smith
Record
57452 · 14721

Anglican   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 20 March 1896 → 128 years + 1 month ago
Lived 97 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 April 1941 → 83 years + 5 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 1 month
Death 30 September 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 41 years + 3 months after 1 June 1952
Special notes
None
 
Charles R. Smith (1896–1993)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Muriel A. Smith (1930–) Daughter-in-law
⊖ Murray R. Smith (c. 1930–2002) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 11 1 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
31 documented challengers
⊖ Paul Bardal  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Cowan  m 
⊖ John K. Downes  m 
⊖ Seymour J. Farmer  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Morris A. Gray  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Ivens  m 
⊖ William A. Kardash  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Stanley H. Knowles  m 
⊖ Morley S. Lougheed  m 
⊖ Asta A. Oddson  f 
⊖ Laurier A. Régnier  m 
⊖ William Scraba  m 
⊖ Lewis St. George Stubbs  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donovan Swailes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William V. Tobias  m 
⊖ Joseph Zuken  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. Barry  m 
⊖ Harriet S. Dick  f 
⊖ Harrison Dysart  m 
⊖ Gordon R. Fines  m 
⊖ Madeline E. Hryniewiecki  f 
⊖ Stephen H. Juba  m 
⊖ Huntly D.B. Ketchen  m 
⊖ Stephen N. Krawchyk  m 
⊖ John S. McDiarmid  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Queen  m 
⊖ Henry B. (Hank) Scott  m 
⊖ James Simpkin  m 
⊖ Lloyd C. Stinson  m 
⊖ Gunnar S. Thorvaldson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick E. Warriner  m 
 
Eligible: 137,437 Votes: 59,715 Participation: 43.45% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Single trans. vote (10)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37477(F) — 24 Sep 2023 10:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIBP
 3/27 4,955 8.44% +2,785 Loser:
CCF
 2,170 3.70% John Queen

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 155,824 Votes: 79,433 Participation: 50.98% Candidacies: 20
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Single trans. vote (10)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37528(F) — 4 Feb 2023 13:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIBP
 6/20 4,909 6.18% +1,897 Loser:
PC
 3,012 3.79% Mark J. Long

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,339 Votes: 20,675 Participation: 41.07% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Single trans. vote (4)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37576(F) — 17 Sep 2022 18:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIBP
 1/9 5,140 25.13% +2,802 Loser:
PC
 2,338 11.43% Henry B. (Hank) Scott
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 54
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
1 Jun 1952 56
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 6 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,122 Votes: 20,979 Participation: 44.52% Candidacies: 14
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Single trans. vote (4)
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37626(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 2,085 10.13% Henry B. (Hank) Scott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Smith, Charles Rhodes		 23 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Smith, Charles Rhodes		 23 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Charles Rhodes Smith (1896-1993)		 23 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Rhodes Smith		 23 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Feb 2024 20:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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