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♂ Alexander M. Manson
aliasAlexander M. Manson
Record
39151 · 8572

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 6 1 7
Total 6 2 8
Birth 7 October 1883 → 140 years + 6 months ago
Lived 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 14 September 1916 → 107 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 11 months
Death 25 September 1964 → 59 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 11 days after 14 September 1935
Special notes
None
 
Alexander M. Manson (1883–1964) 200x274
© Photo 1922 — 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 18 9 15 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 15
LIB
 1 Speaker 37–38 08 Feb 1921 — 28 Jan 1922 0 11 20

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Howard C. Green  m 
 		 ⊖ William Manson  m 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 2/4 520 28.21% -420 Winner:
LC
 940 51.00% William Manson
Eligible: 1,462 Votes: 761 Participation: 52.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29032(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 473 62.16% +185 Loser:
LC
 288 37.84% Frank M. Dockrill

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,392 Votes: 1,035 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29227(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 630 60.87% +357 Loser:
LC
 273 26.38% George L. Murray
After his election:
28 Jan 1922 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,392 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
10 April 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29243(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 2 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,812 Votes: 1,343 Participation: 74.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29272(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 592 44.08% +139 Loser:
PROV
 453 33.73% Arthur Shelford

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,794 Votes: 1,574 Participation: 87.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29360(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 889 57.21% +224 Loser:
CONS
 665 42.79% Arthur Shelford

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,400 Votes: 2,101 Participation: 87.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29414(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 1,079 52.23% +541 Loser:
CFF
 538 26.04% Arthur E. Windle
After his election:
14 Sep 1935 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,274 Votes: 30,930 Participation: 78.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22613(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:02 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 2/5 9,212 29.78% -279 Winner:
LC
 9,491 30.69% Howard C. Green
Eligible: 2,400 Votes: 1,844 Participation: 76.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
22 June 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29511(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 899 48.75% Mark M. Connelly

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Malcolm Manson		 01 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Malcolm Manson		 01 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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