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♂ Thomas W. Bird
aliasThomas W. Bird
Record
4942 · 6963

☆   United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 4 May 1883 → 140 years + 11 months ago
Lived 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
Death 9 June 1958 → 65 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 10 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
Thomas W. Bird (1883–1958)
© Photo [petite-fille] via Parlinfo — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Bird played an unexpected role in the King–Byng Affair, as he had fallen asleep during debate on a motion of non-confidence in the government and, when he woke up, he accidentally voted against his own government.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 7 18

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Bernard M. Stitt  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,133 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Manitoba
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21555(F) — 1 Jul 2023 11:10 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
PROG
 1/2 2,814 68.09% +1,495 Loser:
NLCP
 1,319 31.91% Benjamin E. Rothwell

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,294 Votes: 4,628 Participation: 63.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21826(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PROG
 1/2 2,485 53.69% +342 Loser:
LC
 2,143 46.31% Joseph Myers
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 42
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 43
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 43
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,294 Votes: 5,674 Participation: 77.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22077(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PROG
 1/2 3,042 53.61% +410 Loser:
LC
 2,632 46.39% Joseph Myers

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,050 Votes: 8,808 Participation: 79.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22351(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PROG
 2/2 4,067 46.17% -674 Winner:
LC
 4,741 53.83% Bernard M. Stitt

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Thomas William Bird (1883-1958)		 02 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas William Bird, M.P.		 02 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas William Bird, député		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas William Bird		 02 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 23:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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