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♂ John Norquay
aliasJohn Norquay
Record
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Anglican    Metis   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 8 1 9
Total 8 2 10
Birth 8 May 1841 → 182 years + 11 months ago
Lived 48 years + 1 month
First mandate 27 December 1870 → 153 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 7 months
Death 5 July 1889 → 134 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Norquay (1841–1889)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Andrew J. Norquay (1872–1961) Son  
⊖ Thomas Norquay (1843–1892) Brother  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 18 5 11 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 2–6
REJ
 1 Party leader 37–46 01 Oct 1878 — 24 Dec 1887 9 2 23
2. MB 2
GOV
 1 Premier 37 16 Oct 1878 — 17 Dec 1878 0 2 1
3. MB 3–6
GOV
 2 Premier 37–46 18 Dec 1878 — 24 Dec 1887 9 0 6
4. MB 6–7
CONS
 2 ✓ Party leader 46–48 20 Jan 1888 — 05 Jul 1889 1 5 15

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
8 documented challengers
⊖ John B. Allan  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Colcleugh  m 
⊖ Thomas Greenway  m 
⊖ James S. Lynch  m 
 		 ⊖ Pascal Bréland  m 
⊖ Robert Cunningham  m 
⊖ Edward H.G.G. Hay  m 
⊖ Duncan MacArthur  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Manitoba
27 December 1870
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28250(F) — 6 Feb 2023 10:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
28 Dec 1870 29
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 584 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Manitoba
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18661(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:14 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
31
CONS
 2/4 115 19.69% -278 Winner:
LIB
 393 67.29% Robert Cunningham
Eligible: 140 Votes: 101 Participation: 72.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
30 December 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28282(F) — 6 Feb 2023 09:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
IND
 1/2 67 66.34% +33 Loser:
IND
 34 33.66% Edward H.G.G. Hay
After his election:
31 Dec 1874 33
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
20 Feb 1875 33
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
13 March 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28298(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
33
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 142 Votes: 116 Participation: 81.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28313(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
IND
 1/2 62 53.45% +8 Loser:
IND
 54 46.55% John B. Allan
After his election:
19 Dec 1878 37
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28340(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 574 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28381(F) — 7 Oct 2021 12:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 244 42.51% -86 Winner:
LIB
 330 57.49% Thomas Greenway
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28385(F) — 6 Oct 2021 23:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 915 Votes: 615 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36489(F) — 6 Oct 2021 23:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 342 55.61% +69 Loser:
LIB
 273 44.39% Frederick W. Colcleugh

Service: 1 year 7 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 608 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
11 July 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36524(F) — 17 Mar 2022 07:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 305 50.16% +2 Loser:
LIB
 303 49.84% Duncan MacArthur
After his election:
5 Jul 1889 48
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 467 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
1 February 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36554(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:36 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
48		 Successor:
CONS
 325 69.59% Thomas Norquay

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Norquay, John		 01 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Norquay, John		 01 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Norquay (1841-1889)		 01 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Norquay		 01 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Norquay		 01 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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