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♂ C. Grant MacNeil
aliasC. Grant MacNeil
Record
38430 · 7616

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 1 5 6
Total 2 6 8
Birth 12 December 1892 → 131 years + 4 months ago
Lived 83 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 31 March 1976 → 48 years ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 5 months after 24 October 1945
Special notes
None
 

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 4 5 10
British Columbia 4 0 3 Z
TOTAL 8 5 13

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Donald C. Brown  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John G. Gould  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ W. Grace MacInnis  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Manfred McGeer  m 
⊖ Albert E. Munn  m 
⊖ Bert Price  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Helen D. Smith  f 
 		 ⊖ John H. Forester  m 
⊖ Alexander B. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Eric C.F. Martin  m 
⊖ George C. Miller  m 
⊖ Victor W. Odlum  m 
⊖ James Sinclair  m 
⊖ George M. Weir  m 
 
Eligible: 28,122 Votes: 21,626 Participation: 76.90% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22612(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
CCF
 1/4 8,641 39.96% +936 Loser:
LIB
 7,705 35.63% Albert E. Munn

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,275 Votes: 27,514 Participation: 75.85% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22889(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
CCF
 2/3 9,832 35.73% -664 Winner:
LIB
 10,496 38.15% James Sinclair
Eligible: 7,680 Votes: 4,266 Participation: 55.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
21 September 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29558(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
CFF
 2/2 1,838 43.08% -590 Winner:
LIB
 2,428 56.92% Manfred McGeer
Eligible: 37,633 Votes: 50,878 Participation: 67.60% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CFF
 1/7 9,596 37.92% +1,313 Loser:
CONS
 8,283 32.73% Donald C. Brown

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,943 Votes: 53,431 Participation: 54.58% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29599(F) — 23 Sep 2022 12:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CFF
 4/9 10,071 37.70% -4,640 Winner:
PC
 14,711 55.06% Donald C. Brown
Eligible: 49,605 Votes: 63,991 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
CFF
 4/8 10,737 33.56% -9,189 Winner:
LIB
 19,926 62.28% John G. Gould
Eligible: 60,006 Votes: 34,318 Participation: 57.19% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29768(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
CFF
 2/5 10,397 32.07% 1,395 Winner:
SC
 9,002 27.77% Bert Price
Eligible: 53,412 Votes: 30,871 Participation: 57.80% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29817(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
CFF
 2/6 9,323 32.44% -1,950 Winner:
SC
 11,273 39.22% Bert Price

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Grant MacNeil, M.P.		 27 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Grant MacNeil, député		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Grant MacNeil		 27 Aug 2023

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