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♂ George Johnson
aliasGeorge Johnson
Record
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Icelandic-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 0 4
Birth 18 November 1920 → 103 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 June 1958 → 65 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 8 July 1995 → 28 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 14 days after 24 June 1969
Special notes
None
 
George Johnson (1920–1995)
© Photo Legislative Library, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Manitoba (1986–1993)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 11 0 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Magnus Eliason  m 
 		 ⊖ Steinn O. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: 6,297 Votes: 4,353 Participation: 69.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37652(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/3 1,988 46.06% +614 Loser:
LIBP
 1,374 31.84% Steinn O. Thompson

Service: 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,567 Votes: 4,539 Participation: 69.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37709(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/3 2,570 57.00% +1,563 Loser:
LIBP
 1,007 22.33% Alex Hawrysh

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,212 Votes: 4,051 Participation: 65.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37771(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 2,316 57.51% +1,399 Loser:
NDP
 917 22.77% Magnus Eliason

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,435 Votes: 3,787 Participation: 58.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13836(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 1,981 52.56% +960 Loser:
LIB
 1,021 27.09% Gunnar Eggerston

Service: 3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,362 Votes: 5,783 Participation: 69.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13893(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
NDP
 2,159 37.50% John C. Gottfried

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Johnson, George M.D.		 03 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Johnson, George M.D.		 03 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George Johnson (1920-1995)		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Johnson (Manitoba politician)		 03 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Johnson (lieutenant-gouverneur du Manitoba)		 03 Mar 2024

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