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♂ Mervin C. Tweed
aliasMervin C. Tweed
Record
62407 · 537

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 7 0 7
Birth 6 August 1955
Age 68 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 April 1995 → 29 years + 2 days ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 7 months ago (31 August 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Mervin C. Tweed (1955– )
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Brandon, Manitoba
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 9 1 30
Manitoba 9 0 28 Z
TOTAL 18 2 28

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 11,800 Votes: 7,881 Participation: 66.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9575(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 1/3 4,781 60.90% +3,046 Loser:
LIB
 1,735 22.10% Doug Collins

Service: 4 years 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,303 Votes: 7,236 Participation: 58.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Manitoba
21 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9632(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 4,037 56.18% +2,135 Loser:
NDP
 1,902 26.47% Janet Brady

Service: 3 years 8 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,062 Votes: 6,617 Participation: 54.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Manitoba
3 June 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9689(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 3,956 60.01% +2,063 Loser:
NDP
 1,893 28.72% Lonnie Patterson
After his election:
25 May 2004 48
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,938 Votes: 35,398 Participation: 56.24% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Manitoba
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1020(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CPC
 1/6 18,209 51.72% +9,687 Loser:
LIB
 8,522 24.21% Murray Downing

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,764 Participation: 47.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Manitoba
2 July 2004
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13950(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
PC
 3,632 63.01% Cliff Cullen
Eligible: 61,903 Votes: 37,337 Participation: 60.32% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 Manitoba
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 861(F) — 6 May 2023 17:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CPC
 1/7 20,247 54.43% +12,719 Loser:
NDP
 7,528 20.24% Bob Senff

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,449 Votes: 34,387 Participation: 55.96% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Manitoba
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5752(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CPC
 1/6 19,558 57.06% +13,503 Loser:
NDP
 6,055 17.67% John Bouché

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,289 Votes: 35,264 Participation: 57.54% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Manitoba
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6292(F) — 2 Feb 2022 08:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CPC
 1/4 22,386 63.73% +13,541 Loser:
NDP
 8,845 25.18% John Bouché
After his election:
31 Aug 2013 58
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 3 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,619 Votes: 27,743 Participation: 44.30% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Manitoba
25 November 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26002(F) — 30 Jan 2022 11:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
CPC
 12,205 44.16% Larry N. Maguire

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Tweed, Mervin		 15 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Tweed, Mervin		 15 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Mervin C. Tweed, M.P.		 15 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Mervin C. Tweed, député		 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Merv Tweed		 15 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Merv Tweed		 15 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 21:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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