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♂ Walter H. Montague
aliasWalter H. Montague
Record
44140 · 5995

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 73%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 2 8
Ontario 0 1 1
Manitoba 2 0 2
Total 8 3 11
Birth 21 November 1858 → 165 years + 5 months ago
Lived 56 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 3 months
Death 14 November 1915 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 3 months + 9 days after 5 August 1915
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 4 4
Manitoba 1 8 4 Z
TOTAL 14 0 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 36 21 Dec 1894 — 25 Mar 1895 0 3 4
2. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 36–37 26 Mar 1895 — 20 Dec 1895 0 8 24
3. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 37 21 Dec 1895 — 05 Jan 1896 0 0 15
4. CA 7
CONS
 2 Minister 37 15 Jan 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 5 23
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Secretary of State of Canada
 3. Agriculture
 4. Agriculture

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Albert R. Bredin  m 
⊖ Richard Harcourt  m 
⊖ Andrew T. Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles W. Colter  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ George W. Prout  m 
 
Eligible: 3,883 Votes: 3,026 Participation: 77.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32991(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
24
LC
 2/2 1,443 47.83% -131 Winner:
LIB
 1,574 52.17% Richard Harcourt
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,491 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19455(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
28
CONS
 1/2 1,746 50.01% +1 Loser:
LIB
 1,745 49.99% Charles W. Colter
After his election:
15 Oct 1887 28
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,639 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
12 November 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19691(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
CONS
 1/2 1,828 50.23% +17 Loser:
LIB
 1,811 49.77% Charles W. Colter
After his election:
14 Dec 1888 30
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 1 month 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,560 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
30 January 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19723(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
30
CONS
 2/2 1,757 49.35% -46 Winner:
LIB
 1,803 50.65% Charles W. Colter
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,560 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
20 February 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19727(F) — 5 Sep 2022 11:59 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
31
CONS
 1/2 1,803 50.65% +46 Loser:
LIB
 1,757 49.35% Charles W. Colter

Service: 1 year 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,714 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19807(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CONS
 1/2 1,896 51.05% +78 Loser:
LIB
 1,818 48.95% Charles W. Colter
After his election:
15 Mar 1895 36
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
17 April 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20010(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 2 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,409 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20095(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/3 2,197 49.83% +713 Loser:
LIB
 1,484 33.66% A.A. Davis

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,341 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20349(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 2,102 48.42% -137 Winner:
LIB
 2,239 51.58% Andrew T. Thompson
Eligible: 2,888 Votes: 2,220 Participation: 76.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
29 November 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36987(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,319 59.41% +418 Loser:
LIB
 901 40.59% Albert R. Bredin

Service: 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,608 Votes: 2,173 Participation: 83.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37004(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,087 50.02% +1 Loser:
LIB
 1,086 49.98% George W. Prout

Service: 1 year 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,529 Votes: 2,049 Participation: 81.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37058(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 1,295 63.20% George W. Prout

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Montgague, Walter Humphries M.D.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Montgague, Walter Humphries (Dr.)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Walter Humphries Montague (1857-1915)		 03 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Walter Humphries Montague, P.C., M.P.		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Walter Humphries Montague, C.P., député		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Walter Humphries Montague		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Walter Humphries Montague		 03 Sep 2023

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