Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

E. Gurney V. Evans
aliasE. Gurney V. Evans
Record
18928 · 3754

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 83%
 
Manitoba 5 1 6
Birth 3 September 1907 → 116 years + 7 months ago
Lived 79 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 8 January 1987 → 37 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 6 months after 24 June 1969
Special notes
None
 
E. Gurney V. Evans (1907–1987)
© Photo Legislative Library, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
William S. Evans (1869–1949) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 16 0 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
10 documented challengers
Ernest R. Draffin  m 
A. Montague Israels  m 
J.D.M. Maude McCreery  f 
C. Dufferin Roblin  m 
Ronald D. Turner  m 
 
Cy Gonick  m 
George P. MacLeod  m 
Francis C. Muldoon  m  (2 runoffs)
Lloyd C. Stinson  m 
James E. Wilson  m 
 
Eligible: 56,065 Votes: 29,447 Participation: 52.52% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
24
Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Single trans. vote (4)
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37628(F) — 20 Mar 2022 21:52 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
4/9 4,221 14.49% +2,401 Loser:
PC
1,820 6.25% J.D.M. Maude McCreery

Service:
5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,010 Votes: 6,678 Participation: 55.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25
Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37651(F) — 17 Oct 2023 22:41 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
1/3 3,647 54.83% +1,785 Loser:
LIBP
1,862 27.99% James E. Wilson

Service:
10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,183 Votes: 7,779 Participation: 63.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26
Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37708(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
1/3 4,352 56.34% +2,405 Loser:
LIBP
1,947 25.21% Jerry Marrin

Service:
3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,989 Votes: 6,701 Participation: 55.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27
Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37770(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
1/3 3,507 52.94% +1,379 Loser:
LIB
2,128 32.12% Brock McArthur

Service:
3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,105 Votes: 8,085 Participation: 61.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13835(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
1/3 3,767 46.72% +1,316 Loser:
LIB
2,451 30.40% Francis C. Muldoon

Service:
3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,892 Votes: 6,549 Participation: 66.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29
Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13886(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
PC
2/3 2,416 37.02% -273 Winner:
NDP
2,689 41.20% Cy Gonick

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Evans, Edward Gurney Vaux
25 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Evans, Edward Gurney Vaux
25 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Edward Gurney Vaux Evans (1907-1987)
25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gurney Evans
25 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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