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♀ Winona Grace MacInnis
aliasGrace MacInnis
Record
37885 · 39

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
British Columbia 1 2 3
Total 4 3 7
Birth 25 July 1905 → 118 years + 9 months ago
Lived 85 years + 11 months
First mandate 21 October 1941 → 82 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
Death 10 July 1991 → 32 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 days after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Winona Grace MacInnis (1905–1991)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Angus MacInnis (1884–1964) Spouse  
⊖ Joseph Staples (c. 1826–1878) Grand-uncle  
⊖ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth (1874–1942) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
MacInnis, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway from 1965 to 1974, was the ONLY woman elected to the 28th Parliament in 1968. She was the daughter of the first leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the late J.S. Woodsworth, and the spouse of the late Angus MacInnis, a CCF MP in several Vancouver-area ridings between 1930 and 1957.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor British Columbia
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
Canada 8 7 26
British Columbia 4 0 3 Z
TOTAL 12 7 29

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
12 documented challengers
⊕ Jacob (Jack) Austin  m 
⊖ Robert W. Bonner  m 
⊖ Donald C. Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Forester  m 
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Helen D. Smith  f 
 		 ⊖ Thomas A. Bate  m 
⊖ Buda H. Brown  f 
⊖ Jonathan W. Cornett  m 
⊖ Arthur Laing  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George C. Miller  m 
⊖ George M. Weir  m 
 
Eligible: 37,633 Votes: 50,878 Participation: 67.60% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
CFF
 2/7 9,402 37.15% +1,119 Loser:
CONS
 8,283 32.73% Donald C. Brown

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,943 Votes: 53,431 Participation: 54.58% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29599(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
CFF
 3/9 10,150 37.99% -4,561 Winner:
PC
 14,711 55.06% Donald C. Brown
Eligible: 48,398 Votes: 33,212 Participation: 68.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23411(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:33 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
CCF
 2/3 10,397 31.56% -2,685 Winner:
LIB
 13,082 39.71% Arthur Laing
Eligible: 85,349 Votes: 156,514 Participation: 61.13% Candidacies: 14
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29866(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
CFF
 7/14 11,365 21.86% -11,873 Winner:
SC
 23,238 44.70% Buda H. Brown
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 British Columbia
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25064(F) — 13 Nov 2021 11:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
NDP
 1/4 13,730 49.08% +5,736 Loser:
LIB
 7,994 28.57% Jacob (Jack) Austin

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,479 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9909(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
NDP
 1/4 15,599 49.55% +4,764 Loser:
LIB
 10,835 34.42% Edward Bodnarchuk

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,901 Votes: 31,873 Participation: 67.96% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10166(F) — 28 Jun 2023 19:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
NDP
 1/6 18,108 56.81% +11,356 Loser:
PC
 6,752 21.18% John A. Cherrington
After her election:
30 Nov 1972 67
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 68
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,901 Votes: 32,110 Participation: 68.46% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10430(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 12,002 37.38% Simma Holt

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Grace Winona MacInnis		 18 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
MacInnis, Grace Winona		 18 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Winona Grace MacInnis, M.P., O.C., O.B.C.		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Winona Grace MacInnis, députée, O.C., O.B.C.		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Grace MacInnis		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 23:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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