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♂ Alexander Morrison
aliasAlexander Morrison
Record
44752 · 6936

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth 15 January 1851 → 173 years + 3 months ago
Lived 79 years
First mandate 12 October 1912 → 111 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 8 months
Death 24 January 1930 → 94 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Morrison (1851–1930) 200x323
© Photo 1913 — 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 1 1

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward A. August  m 
⊖ Robert L. Richardson  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew W. Myles  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
12 October 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21251(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
CONS
 1/2 3,534 56.33% +794 Loser:
LIB
 2,740 43.67% Robert L. Richardson
After his election:
10 Nov 1913 62
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,794 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
13 December 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21259(F) — 1 Jul 2023 15:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CONS
 1/2 3,855 56.74% +916 Loser:
LIB
 2,939 43.26% Andrew W. Myles
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 66
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,888 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Manitoba
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21290(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
UNIO
 5,327 77.34% Richard C. Henders
Eligible: 4,267 Votes: 2,879 Participation: 67.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37149(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
69
CONS
 2/2 1,401 48.66% -77 Winner:
LIB
 1,478 51.34% Edward A. August

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Alexander Morrison (1851-1930)		 25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Morrison, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Morrison, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Morrison (politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 07:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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