Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Theodore A. Burrows
aliasTheodore A. Burrows
Record
8424 · 6852

3
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 15 August 1857 → 166 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 5 months
First mandate 23 July 1892 → 131 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 11 months
Death 18 January 1929 → 95 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 2 months after 25 October 1908
Special notes
None
 
Theodore A. Burrows (1857–1929)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
Arthur L.W. Sifton (1858–1921) Brother-in-law  
Clifford Sifton (1861–1929) Brother-in-law  
John W. Sifton (1833–1912) Father-in-law  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Governor Manitoba (1926–1929) Died in office
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Co. Council
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 3 11 21
Manitoba 10 11 22 Z
TOTAL 14 11 13

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
Glenlyon A. Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Robert Hunt  m 
 
Eligible: 857 Votes: 625 Participation: 72.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8
Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36599(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
1/2 317 50.72% +9 Loser:
CONS
308 49.28% Glenlyon A. Campbell

Service:
3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,546 Votes: 1,166 Participation: 75.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9
Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36610(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
1/2 589 50.51% +12 Loser:
CONS
577 49.49% Glenlyon A. Campbell

Service:
3 years 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,408 Votes: 1,982 Participation: 58.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36697(F) — 27 Sep 2023 21:00 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
1/2 1,203 60.70% +424 Loser:
CONS
779 39.30% Robert Hunt

Service:
3 years 7 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,702 Votes: 1,453 Participation: 85.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36853(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45
Successor:
CONS
797 54.85% John R. Gunne
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
10
Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20614(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,730 Votes: 6,320 Participation: 81.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Manitoba
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20792(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
2/2 2,989 48.25% -217 Winner:
CONS
3,206 51.75% Glenlyon A. Campbell

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Burrows, Theodore Arthur
03 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Burrows, Theodore Arthur
03 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Theodore Arthur Burrows (1857-1929)
03 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Theodore Arthur Burrows, M.P.
03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Theodore Arthur Burrows, député
03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Theodore Arthur Burrows
03 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Theodore Arthur Burrows
03 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 16:22 (but data presented dynamically)