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♂ Gordon C. Chown
aliasGordon C. Chown
Record
11010 · 6664

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 15 August 1922 → 101 years + 8 months ago
Lived 79 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 31 July 2002 → 21 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 3 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
Gordon C. Chown (1922–2002)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 9 24

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Sidney Green  m 
⊖ David A. Mulligan  m 
 		 ⊖ Margaret M. Konantz  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lloyd C. Stinson  m 
 
Eligible: 60,168 Votes: 46,529 Participation: 77.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24005(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 1/4 23,855 51.85% +11,142 Loser:
LIB
 12,713 27.63% Edward H. Crawford

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,168 Votes: 51,137 Participation: 84.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24271(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/3 32,308 63.18% +19,784 Loser:
LIB
 12,524 24.49% Charlie Avery

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 52,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Manitoba
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24548(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/4 21,743 41.09% +392 Loser:
LIB
 21,351 40.35% Margaret M. Konantz

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 56,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Manitoba
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24812(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PC
 2/4 22,316 39.73% -2,151 Winner:
LIB
 24,467 43.56% Margaret M. Konantz

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Gordon Campbell Chown (1922-2002)		 20 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Campbell Chown, M.P.		 20 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Campbell Chown, député		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Chown		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 21:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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