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♂ Edward J. McMurray
aliasEdward J. McMurray
Record
42370 · 6956

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 4 June 1878 → 145 years + 10 months ago
Lived 90 years + 10 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 6 months
Death 20 April 1969 → 55 years ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 5 months after 28 October 1925
Special notes
None
 

Edward J. McMurray (1878–1969)
No photo available
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 3 9 10

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 45–46 14 Nov 1923 — 22 May 1925 1 6 8
 1. Solicitor General

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Matthew R. Blake  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jacob Penner  m 
 		 ⊖ Abraham A. Heaps  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert B. Russell  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21562(F) — 23 Jan 2022 22:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 3,809 36.23% +715 Loser:
SP
 3,094 29.43% Robert B. Russell
After his election:
12 Sep 1923 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,701 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Manitoba
24 October 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21785(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 5,628 64.68% +2,793 Loser:
LAB
 2,835 32.58% Abraham A. Heaps

Service: 2 years 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,274 Votes: 12,236 Participation: 80.11% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21833(F) — 26 Jun 2023 14:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 3/3 3,573 29.20% -1,208 Winner:
LAB
 4,781 39.07% Abraham A. Heaps

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Edward James McMurray (1878-1969)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edward James McMurray, P.C., M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edward James McMurray, C.P., député		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward James McMurray		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edward James McMurray		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 23:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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