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♂ Alvin H. Mackling
aliasAlvin H. Mackling
Record
38195 · 3815

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 30%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Manitoba 3 5 8
Total 3 7 10
Birth 31 December 1927
Age 96 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 June 1969 → 54 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 2 days ago (25 April 1988)
Special notes
None
 
Alvin H. Mackling (1927– ) 200x266
© Photo Legislative Library, Manitoba (via the Manitoba Historical Society) — Fair trade
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 10 5 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon M. Churchill  m 
⊕ Janine G. Gibson  f 
⊖ C. George Minaker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Douglas M. Stanes  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Reginald F. Wightman  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George E. Fournier  m 
⊖ George W. Johnson  m 
⊖ Stephen C. Patrick  m 
⊕ Victor Toews  m 
 
Eligible: 15,126 Votes: 8,698 Participation: 57.50% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37583(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
25
CCF
 2/4 3,078 35.62% -281 Winner:
LIBP
 3,359 38.87% Reginald F. Wightman
Eligible: 52,542 Votes: 38,376 Participation: 73.04% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24006(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
CCF
 3/4 6,778 17.86% -12,244 Winner:
PC
 19,022 50.12% Gordon M. Churchill
Eligible: 11,148 Votes: 6,990 Participation: 62.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37679(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
CCF
 3/3 2,136 30.72% -510 Winner:
PC
 2,646 38.06% Douglas M. Stanes
Eligible: 11,093 Votes: 7,601 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37736(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
CCF
 2/3 2,378 31.56% -1,238 Winner:
PC
 3,616 47.99% Douglas M. Stanes
Eligible: 15,996 Votes: 8,246 Participation: 51.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37754(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
NDP
 3/3 1,978 24.11% -1,254 Winner:
LIB
 3,232 39.40% Stephen C. Patrick
Eligible: 11,176 Votes: 7,762 Participation: 69.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13921(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
NDP
 1/3 3,642 47.16% +966 Loser:
PC
 2,676 34.65% Douglas M. Stanes

Service: 4 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,983 Votes: 10,011 Participation: 83.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9219(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
NDP
 2/4 4,109 41.25% -374 Winner:
PC
 4,483 45.00% C. George Minaker
Eligible: 13,159 Votes: 10,194 Participation: 77.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9337(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
NDP
 1/3 5,376 52.95% +779 Loser:
PC
 4,597 45.28% C. George Minaker

Service: 4 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,892 Votes: 9,345 Participation: 72.49% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9394(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
NDP
 1/6 4,120 44.22% +155 Loser:
PC
 3,965 42.55% Eldon Ross

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,530 Votes: 9,841 Participation: 78.54% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9451(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 3,939 40.14% Paul Edwards
Eligible: 64,104 Votes: 39,574 Participation: 61.73% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Manitoba
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6299(F) — 26 Mar 2023 19:49 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
83
NDP
 2/6 7,051 17.89% -20,769 Winner:
CPC
 27,820 70.60% Victor Toews

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Mackling, Alvin H.		 31 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Mackling, Alvin H.		 31 Dec 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Alvin H. "Al" Mackling		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Al Mackling		 31 Dec 2023

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