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♂ J. Douglas Watt
aliasJ. Douglas Watt
Record
64255 · 3730

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 0 5
Birth 26 April 1914 → 110 years ago
Lived 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 26 November 1959 → 64 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 24 December 1985 → 38 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 2 months after 10 October 1977
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 17 10 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,369 Votes: 4,005 Participation: 62.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
26 November 1959
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37748(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/2 2,043 51.01% +81 Loser:
LIBP
 1,962 48.99% E. Harry Patmore

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,088 Votes: 4,521 Participation: 74.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37753(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/2 2,629 58.55% +768 Loser:
LIB
 1,861 41.45% E. Harry Patmore

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,897 Votes: 4,231 Participation: 71.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13821(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 1,920 45.49% +113 Loser:
LIB
 1,807 42.81% Frank Patmore

Service: 3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,173 Votes: 5,507 Participation: 67.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13878(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 3,133 57.09% +1,758 Loser:
LIB
 1,375 25.05% John W. McRae

Service: 4 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,487 Votes: 6,693 Participation: 78.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9180(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 3,487 52.44% +1,506 Loser:
NDP
 1,981 29.79% Lorne Watt

Service: 4 years 3 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,563 Votes: 6,483 Participation: 75.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9237(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
PC
 4,405 68.00% James E. Downey

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Watt, James Douglas		 29 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Watt, James Douglas		 29 Jul 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
James Douglas "Doug" Watt (1914-1985)		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Watt (politician)		 29 Jul 2023

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Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 21:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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