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♂ Gildas L. Molgat
aliasGildas L. Molgat
Record
44009 · 3783

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 6 0 6
Birth 25 January 1927 → 97 years + 3 months ago
Lived 74 years + 1 month
First mandate 6 July 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 5 months
Death 28 February 2001 → 23 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 4 months after 7 October 1970
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 2 26 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 26–28
LIB
 1 Party leader 34–42 20 Apr 1961 — 09 May 1969 8 0 19
2. MB 26–28
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 34–42 16 Oct 1961 — 24 Jun 1969 7 8 8

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Posmituck  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry Shafransky  m 
 
Eligible: 4,932 Votes: 3,419 Participation: 69.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
6 July 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37621(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
LIBP
 1/3 1,369 40.95% +286 Loser:
ILIB
 1,083 32.40% J. Albert Fletcher

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,086 Votes: 4,215 Participation: 69.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37683(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIBP
 1/4 2,400 57.43% +1,390 Loser:
PC
 1,010 24.17% Alvin Getz

Service: 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,067 Votes: 4,344 Participation: 71.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37740(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIBP
 1/3 2,390 55.34% +814 Loser:
PC
 1,576 36.49% J. Albert Fletcher

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,008 Votes: 4,293 Participation: 71.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37802(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 2,648 62.13% +1,181 Loser:
PC
 1,467 34.42% J. Albert Fletcher

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,730 Votes: 3,977 Participation: 69.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13868(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 2,410 60.89% +1,223 Loser:
PC
 1,187 29.99% Michael Posmituck

Service: 3 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,379 Votes: 4,541 Participation: 61.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13925(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 2,247 49.80% +1,049 Loser:
PC
 1,198 26.55% Heinz Marohn
After his election:
7 Oct 1970 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 3 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,695 Participation: 90.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
5 April 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13941(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
NDP
 2,785 41.60% Aimé R. (Pete) Adam

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Molgat, Gildas Laurent		 14 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Molgat, Gildas Laurent		 14 Oct 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Gildas Laurent "Gil" Molgat (1927-2001)		 14 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gildas L. Molgat, C.D., Senator		 14 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gildas L. Molgat, C.D., sénateur		 14 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gildas Molgat		 14 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Gildas Molgat		 14 Oct 2023

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