Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Rodney Stewart Clement
aliasRod Clement
Record
11517 · 3739

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 30 September 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
Lived 49 years + 5 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 1 month
Death 9 March 1969 → 55 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 9 months + 4 days after 5 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
Rodney (Rod) Stewart Clement (1919–1969)
© 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 11 5 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
Michael S. Antonation  m 
Michael J. Sotas  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Robert G. Smellie  m  (3 runoffs)
D. Craig Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: 5,227 Votes: 3,582 Participation: 68.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23
Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37566(F) — 17 Sep 2022 15:09 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
30
IND
1/2 2,207 62.12% +861 Loser:
CCF
1,346 37.88% Michael J. Tokar
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 30
IND
ILIB
Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,206 Votes: 4,184 Participation: 80.37% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24
Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37615(F) — 10 Oct 2021 22:49 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
ILIB
1/4 1,704 41.28% +514 Loser:
CCF
1,190 28.83% Michael J. Sotas
After his election:
2 Feb 1954 34
ILIB
LIBP
Changed allegiance ()
Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,510 Votes: 5,287 Participation: 81.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25
Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37636(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIBP
1/3 2,232 42.38% +130 Loser:
PC
2,102 39.91% Robert G. Smellie

Service:
10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,418 Votes: 5,221 Participation: 81.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26
Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37693(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIBP
2/3 2,015 38.74% -224 Winner:
PC
2,239 43.05% Robert G. Smellie
Eligible: 6,173 Votes: 4,775 Participation: 77.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13823(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:04 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
1/3 2,223 46.83% +145 Loser:
PC
2,078 43.78% Robert G. Smellie
After his election:
5 Jun 1968 48
LIB
Vac.
Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,133 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28
Manitoba
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9917(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
48
LIB
2/4 9,183 35.14% -3,523 Winner:
PC
12,706 48.62% D. Craig Stewart
Eligible: 6,003 Votes: 4,580 Participation: 76.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Manitoba
20 February 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13935(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49
Successor:
PC
2,117 46.46% Harry E. Graham

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Clement, Rodney Stewart
20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Clement, Rodney Stewart
20 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Rodney Stewart "Rod" Clement (1919-1969)
20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rod Clement
20 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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