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♂ George Robson Muir
aliasGeorge Muir
Record
45097 · 46

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 1 May 1903 → 120 years + 11 months ago
Lived 67 years + 3 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 1 month
Death 26 August 1970 → 53 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George Robson Muir (1903–1970)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 2 10

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Magnus Eliason  m 
⊖ Howard R. Pawley  m 
⊖ Frederick S. Westwood  m 
 		 ⊖ Walter C. McDonald  m 
⊖ William A. Pommer  m 
 
Eligible: 6,038 Votes: 3,328 Participation: 55.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37540(F) — 17 Sep 2022 20:06 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
46
ACPC
 2/2 1,596 48.47% -101 Winner:
LIBP
 1,697 51.53% Walter C. McDonald
Eligible: 25,207 Votes: 19,118 Participation: 75.84% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23996(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/5 8,708 45.85% +3,462 Loser:
SC
 5,246 27.62% Ivan A. Langtry

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,207 Votes: 19,583 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24262(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/4 13,072 66.75% +8,526 Loser:
LIB
 4,546 23.21% Kenneth C. Hartwell

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,687 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Manitoba
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24539(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/4 9,352 50.05% +3,958 Loser:
LIB
 5,394 28.86% Kenneth C. Hartwell

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,380 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Manitoba
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24803(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/4 9,698 50.04% +4,531 Loser:
LIB
 5,167 26.66% Jack Wilton

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,480 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 Manitoba
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25072(F) — 30 Jul 2023 09:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/5 8,988 51.42% +4,063 Loser:
LIB
 4,925 28.18% Frederick S. Westwood

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,802 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Manitoba
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9916(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/5 11,785 51.68% +4,037 Loser:
LIB
 7,748 33.98% Donald A. Livingston
After his election:
26 Aug 1970 67
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 2 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,587 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Manitoba
16 November 1970
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10911(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
PC
 11,222 57.29% Jack B. Murta

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George Robson Muir (1903-1970)		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Robson Muir, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Robson Muir, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Muir (politician)		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 12:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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