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♂ Thomas A. Crerar
aliasThomas A. Crerar
Record
13406 · 6937

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 17 June 1876 → 147 years + 10 months ago
Lived 98 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
Death 11 April 1975 → 49 years ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 11 months after 18 April 1945
Special notes
None
 
Thomas A. Crerar (1876–1975)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Manitoba (1945–1966)
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Silver Creek, Manitoba
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 17 10 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12–13
UNIO
 1 Minister 41–42 12 Oct 1917 — 11 Jun 1919 1 7 30
2. CA 13–14
PROG
 1 Party leader 43–46 01 Jan 1920 — 10 Nov 1922 2 10 9
3. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 53–54 30 Dec 1929 — 06 Aug 1930 0 7 7
4. CA 18
LIB
 1 Minister 59–60 23 Oct 1935 — 30 Nov 1936 1 1 7
5. CA 18
LIB
 1 Minister 59–60 23 Oct 1935 — 30 Nov 1936 1 1 7
6. CA 18
LIB
 1 Minister 59–60 23 Oct 1935 — 30 Nov 1936 1 1 7
7. CA 18
LIB
 2 ✓ Minister 59 25 Oct 1935 — 03 Nov 1935 0 0 9
8. CA 18–19
LIB
 1 Minister 60–68 01 Dec 1936 — 17 Apr 1945 8 4 16
 1. Agriculture
 3. Railways and Canals
 4. Interior
 5. Mines
 6. Indian Affairs
 7. Agriculture [Int]
 8. Mines and Resources

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ David W. Beaubier  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Hamilton  m 
⊖ Lewis St. George Stubbs  m 
 		 ⊖ Beatrice A. Brigden  f 
⊖ William B. Scarth  m 
⊖ Bernard M. Stitt  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,824 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Manitoba
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21291(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:35 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
UNIL
 1/2 8,672 88.27% +7,520 Loser:
LL
 1,152 11.73% Frederick C. Hamilton
After his election:
6 Jun 1919 42
UNIL
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
10 Jul 1920 44
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,733 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21553(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
PROG
 1/3 9,873 67.01% +5,566 Loser:
IND
 4,307 29.23% Hugh M. Dyer

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,691 Votes: 9,968 Participation: 67.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21824(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LC
 4,219 42.33% Henry A. Mullins
Eligible: 18,738 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Manitoba
5 February 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22314(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,438 Votes: 16,300 Participation: 79.75% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22345(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 6,457 39.61% -2,055 Winner:
LC
 8,512 52.22% David W. Beaubier
Eligible: 13,863 Votes: 9,007 Participation: 64.97% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22623(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 3,603 40.00% +512 Loser:
LC
 3,091 34.32% Bernard M. Stitt

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,362 Votes: 13,239 Participation: 72.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22895(F) — 25 Jan 2022 23:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 8,276 62.51% +3,313 Loser:
NATG
 4,963 37.49% William B. Scarth
After his election:
18 Apr 1945 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,655 Votes: 13,469 Participation: 98.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23155(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
CCF
 5,226 38.80% Ronald S. Moore

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Thomas Alexander Crerar (1876-1975)		 03 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Alexander Crerar, P.C., C.C., M.P., Senator		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Alexander Crerar, C.P., C.C., député, sénateur		 03 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Alexander Crerar		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Crerar		 03 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 18:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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