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♂ William Bain Scarth
aliasWilliam Bain Scarth
Record
55337 · 6034

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 10 November 1837 → 186 years + 5 months ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 15 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 2 months after 4 March 1891
Special notes
None
 
William Bain Scarth (1837-1902)
© Photo 1896 Legislative Library, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
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Deputy Minister Canada (1895)
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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 4 0 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William F. Luxton  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh M. Sutherland  m 
 
Eligible: 4,512 Votes: 1,985 Participation: 43.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36497(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
49
CONS
 2/2 973 49.02% -39 Winner:
LIB
 1,012 50.98% William F. Luxton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,500 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Manitoba
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19396(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,754 50.11% +8 Loser:
LIB
 1,746 49.89% Hugh M. Sutherland

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,753 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Manitoba
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19744(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LC
 2,131 56.78% Hugh J. Macdonald

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Bain Scarth (1837-1902)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Bain Scarth, M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Bain Scarth, député		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Bain Scarth		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 12:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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