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♂ Manley Justin Edwards
aliasManley Edwards
Record
18272 · 6569

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 18 February 1892 → 132 years + 2 months ago
Lived 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 8 May 1962 → 61 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 10 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
Manley Justin Edwards (1892–1962)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1929–1950)
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 5 2 14

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas G.L. Cunnington  m 
 		 ⊖ Rosamond (Rose) E. Wilkinson  f 
 
Eligible: 27,059 Votes: 19,798 Participation: 73.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22866(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 7,299 36.87% +403 Loser:
NATG
 6,896 34.83% Douglas G.L. Cunnington

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,089 Votes: 23,081 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23126(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 8,872 38.44% Arthur L. Smith

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Manley Justin Edwards		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Manley Justin Edwards		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Manley Justin Edwards		 20 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 18:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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