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♂ Stuart Sinclair Garson
aliasStuart Garson
Record
22121 · 6595

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Manitoba 5 0 5
Total 8 1 9
Birth 1 December 1898 → 125 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 28 June 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 6 months
Death 5 May 1977 → 46 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 10 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Stuart Sinclair Garson (1898–1977)
© Photo 1942 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ A. Graeme S. Garson (1936–1994) Grandson  
⊖ William C.W. Garson (1856–1911) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 5 16
Manitoba 21 4 13 Z
TOTAL 29 9 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 21–22
LIBP
 1 Party leader 44–49 22 Dec 1942 — 12 Nov 1948 5 10 21
2. MB 21–22
COAL
 1 Party leader 44–49 22 Dec 1942 — 12 Nov 1948 5 10 21
3. MB 21–22
LIBP
 1 Premier 44–49 14 Jan 1943 — 12 Nov 1948 5 9 29
4. CA 20–22
LIB
 1 Minister 49–58 15 Nov 1948 — 20 Jun 1957 8 7 5
5. CA 21
LIB
 1 Minister 51–53 07 Aug 1950 — 14 Oct 1952 2 2 7
 4. Justice and Attorney General
 5. Solicitor General

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Albert W. Kirvan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Nicholas Mandziuk  m 
 		 ⊖ George W. Leonard  m 
 
Eligible: 1,847 Votes: 1,091 Participation: 59.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37298(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
PROG
 1/3 437 40.05% +79 Loser:
LIB
 358 32.81% Albert W. Kirvan

Service: 4 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,095 Votes: 1,688 Participation: 80.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37348(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIBP
 1/2 1,011 59.89% +334 Loser:
CLIB
 677 40.11% Albert W. Kirvan

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,292 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37398(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 41
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,635 Votes: 1,701 Participation: 64.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37444(F) — 17 Sep 2022 17:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIBP
 1/2 1,142 68.26% +611 Loser:
ACSC
 531 31.74% Charles E. Toutant

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,326 Votes: 1,549 Participation: 66.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37495(F) — 17 Sep 2022 09:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
LIBP
 1/2 1,254 80.96% +959 Loser:
CCF
 295 19.04% George W. Leonard
After his election:
13 Nov 1948 49
LIBP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,641 Votes: 10,395 Participation: 52.93% Candidacies: 2
Federal
20		 Manitoba
20 December 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23378(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 7,421 71.39% +4,447 Loser:
CCF
 2,974 28.61% Bessie Keating

Service: 6 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,326 Votes: 1,306 Participation: 56.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
23 December 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37530(F) — 14 Sep 2022 20:46 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIBP
 984 75.34% James F. Anderson
Eligible: 22,517 Votes: 17,222 Participation: 76.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23420(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 10,144 59.17% +6,128 Loser:
PC
 4,016 23.43% James Jackson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,668 Votes: 18,226 Participation: 63.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23712(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 9,900 54.74% +5,224 Loser:
PC
 4,676 25.86% Ernest A. Bates

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,668 Votes: 22,263 Participation: 83.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23997(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/4 7,190 32.49% -2,505 Winner:
PC
 9,695 43.81% J. Nicholas Mandziuk

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Garson, Stuart Sinclair		 13 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Garson, Stuart Sinclair		 13 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Stuart Sinclair Garson (1898-1977)		 13 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Stuart Sinclair Garson, P.C., Q.C., C.C., M.P.		 13 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Stuart Sinclair Garson, C.P., c.r., C.C., député		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Stuart Garson		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Stuart Garson		 13 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Apr 2024 22:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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