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♂ William Manson
aliasWilliam Manson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 2 5
Birth 4 July 1867 → 156 years + 9 months ago
Lived 86 years
First mandate 22 July 1905 → 118 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 38 years
Death 24 July 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 10 months after 13 September 1916
Special notes
None
 
William Manson (1867–1953)
© Photo 1912 Victoria Daily Times — Public domain
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
British Columbia 8 3 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Harlan C. Brewster  m 
⊖ Alexander M. Manson  m 
 		 ⊖ William T. Kergin  m 
⊖ T. Dufferin (Duff) Pattullo  m 
 
Eligible: 546 Votes: 458 Participation: 83.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
22 July 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28876(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 1/2 254 55.46% +50 Loser:
LIB
 204 44.54% Hugh Aitken

Service: 1 year 6 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 690 Votes: 483 Participation: 70.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28880(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LC
 2/3 204 42.24% -32 Winner:
LIB
 236 48.86% Harlan C. Brewster
Eligible: 2,336 Votes: 1,362 Participation: 58.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
30 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28946(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
LC
 1/3 822 60.35% +445 Loser:
LIB
 377 27.68% William T. Kergin

Service: 2 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,278 Votes: 1,843 Participation: 56.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28982(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/4 940 51.00% +420 Loser:
LIB
 520 28.21% Alexander M. Manson

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,050 Votes: 2,008 Participation: 49.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29026(F) — 3 Mar 2022 08:05 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
 2/2 946 47.11% -116 Winner:
LIB
 1,062 52.89% T. Dufferin (Duff) Pattullo

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Manson		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Manson (homme politique)		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 15:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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