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♂ Stanley Howard Knowles
aliasStanley Knowles
Record
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☆   United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 76%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 13 3 16
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 13 4 17
Birth 18 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
Lived 88 years + 11 months
First mandate 30 November 1942 → 81 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
Death 9 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 9 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
Stanley Howard Knowles (1908–1997)
© Photo c.1945 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Once the social democrat Knowles got elected to Parliament on his third try in Winnipeg North Centre in a 1942 by-election, he would go on to win every time after that up to the 1980 election, except for the 1958 Diefenbaker landslide. He served for 37 and a half years, and was widely regarded as the foremost expert on parliamentary procedure in Canada.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 37 6 4

Electoral history

Races 17  
Path points 18  
38 documented challengers
⊕ Lloyd N. Axworthy  m 
⊖ James A. Barry  m 
⊖ Harriet S. Dick  f 
⊖ Harrison Dysart  m 
⊕ Paula Fletcher  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Madeline E. Hryniewiecki  f 
⊖ Konrad J. Johannesson  m 
⊖ Mary Kardash  f 
⊖ William W. Kennedy  m 
⊖ Stephen N. Krawchyk  m 
⊖ H. Ralph Maybank  m 
⊖ Asta A. Oddson  f 
⊖ John Queen  m 
⊖ William C. Ross  m 
⊖ Charles R. Smith  m 
⊖ Harold St. George Stubbs  m 
⊖ Peter S. Taraska  m 
⊖ William V. Tobias  m 
⊖ C. Aili Waldman  m 
 		 ⊖ Paul Bardal  m 
⊖ James Cowan  m 
⊖ John K. Downes  m 
⊖ Seymour J. Farmer  m 
⊖ Morris A. Gray  m 
⊖ William Ivens  m 
⊖ Stephen H. Juba  m 
⊖ William A. Kardash  m 
⊖ Huntly D.B. Ketchen  m 
⊖ John D.C. MacLean  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John S. McDiarmid  m 
⊖ Richard R. Pattinson  m 
⊖ Laurier A. Régnier  m 
⊖ James Simpkin  m 
⊖ W. Murray Smith  m 
⊖ Lewis St. George Stubbs  m 
⊖ Gunnar S. Thorvaldson  m 
⊖ John M. Turner  m 
⊖ Frederick E. Warriner  m 
 
Eligible: 41,323 Votes: 30,975 Participation: 74.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22633(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
27
CCF
 3/5 6,573 21.22% -4,691 Winner:
LIB
 11,264 36.36% H. Ralph Maybank
Eligible: 23,866 Votes: 17,791 Participation: 74.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22905(F) — 25 Jan 2022 23:20 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
CCF
 2/3 7,018 39.45% -444 Winner:
LIB
 7,462 41.94% John M. Turner
Eligible: 137,437 Votes: 59,715 Participation: 43.45% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Single trans. vote (10)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37477(F) — 24 Sep 2023 10:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
32
CCF
 13/27 1,849 3.15% -1,237 Winner:
CCF
 3,086 5.26% Morris A. Gray
Eligible: 40,754 Votes: 16,577 Participation: 40.68% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
30 November 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23113(F) — 25 Mar 2022 14:56 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
CCF
 1/3 11,639 70.21% +6,921 Loser:
LIB
 4,718 28.46% Konrad J. Johannesson

Service: 2 years 6 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,789 Votes: 28,770 Participation: 65.70% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23168(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CCF
 1/5 15,971 55.51% +10,243 Loser:
LIB
 5,728 19.91% David M. Graham

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,078 Votes: 28,977 Participation: 65.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23429(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CCF
 1/4 15,389 53.95% +6,379 Loser:
LIB
 9,010 31.58% William A. Molloy

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,303 Votes: 24,078 Participation: 53.15% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23721(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CCF
 1/4 12,713 53.84% +5,178 Loser:
LIB
 7,535 31.91% Peter S. Taraska

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,222 Votes: 28,348 Participation: 64.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24004(F) — 9 Oct 2021 16:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CCF
 1/4 15,229 54.89% +9,408 Loser:
PC
 5,821 20.98% John D.C. MacLean

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,222 Votes: 31,999 Participation: 72.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24270(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
CCF
 2/3 13,536 42.30% -1,375 Winner:
PC
 14,911 46.60% John D.C. MacLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,984 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25		 Manitoba
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24547(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
NDP
 1/5 12,797 44.15% +3,566 Loser:
PC
 9,231 31.85% John D.C. MacLean

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,536 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Manitoba
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24811(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/4 13,619 46.11% +5,805 Loser:
PC
 7,814 26.46% Erna Hartman

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,525 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Manitoba
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25080(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/3 14,056 55.07% +7,971 Loser:
PC
 6,085 23.84% M.M. Wocks

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,327 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Manitoba
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9922(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
NDP
 1/3 14,880 49.07% +3,557 Loser:
LIB
 11,323 37.34% Lloyd N. Axworthy

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,168 Votes: 28,057 Participation: 63.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Manitoba
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10180(F) — 28 Jun 2023 22:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
NDP
 1/6 13,263 47.27% +6,213 Loser:
PC
 7,050 25.13% Frank W. Crockett
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 64
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 65
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,168 Votes: 26,996 Participation: 61.12% Candidacies: 7
Federal
30		 Manitoba
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10444(F) — 24 Sep 2023 10:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
NDP
 1/7 12,023 44.54% +3,502 Loser:
PC
 8,521 31.56% Frank W. Crockett

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,884 Votes: 26,236 Participation: 64.17% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Manitoba
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4377(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
NDP
 1/5 15,121 57.63% +9,693 Loser:
LIB
 5,428 20.69% Frank Johnson

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,884 Votes: 22,333 Participation: 54.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Manitoba
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4095(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
NDP
 1/5 12,637 57.00% +7,461 Loser:
LIB
 5,176 23.35% A.G.J. Harold Davis

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,962 Votes: 23,210 Participation: 61.14% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Manitoba
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3809(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
NDP
 10,559 46.13% Cyril Keeper

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Stanley Knowles		 20 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Knowles, Stanley Howard		 20 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Stanley Howard Knowles (1908-1997)		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Stanley Howard Knowles, P.C., O.C., M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Stanley Howard Knowles, C.P., O.C., député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Stanley Knowles		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Stanley Knowles		 20 Apr 2024

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