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♂ Thomas Gerow Murphy
aliasThomas Gerow Murphy
Record
45423 · 9501

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 29 October 1883 → 140 years + 6 months ago
Lived 87 years + 5 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 7 April 1971 → 53 years ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 5 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Gerow Murphy (1883–1971)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Neepawa, Manitoba (1924)
Mun./Co. Council Neepawa, Manitoba (1921–1923)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 0 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 46–51 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
2. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 46–51 07 Aug 1930 — 22 Oct 1935 5 2 15
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Duffy  m 
⊖ Robert Milne  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Frederick D. MacKenzie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 16,778 Votes: 8,602 Participation: 51.27% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21825(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LC
 1/3 3,461 40.23% +129 Loser:
PROG
 3,332 38.74% Robert Milne
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 42
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,778 Votes: 10,788 Participation: 64.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22076(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LC
 2/2 4,495 41.67% -1,798 Winner:
PROG
 6,293 58.33% Robert Milne
Eligible: 13,249 Votes: 10,799 Participation: 81.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22350(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:49 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LC
 1/2 5,638 52.21% +477 Loser:
PROG
 5,161 47.79% Robert Milne
After his election:
7 Aug 1930 46
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,249 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 Manitoba
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22558(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,456 Votes: 12,656 Participation: 76.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22622(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/4 4,582 36.20% -1,386 Winner:
LIB
 5,968 47.16% Frederick D. MacKenzie
Eligible: 17,438 Votes: 13,797 Participation: 79.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
56
NATG
 2/3 4,865 35.26% -1,859 Winner:
LIB
 6,724 48.74% Frederick D. MacKenzie

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Thomas Gerow Murphy (1883-1971)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Gerow Murphy, P.C., M.P.		 02 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Gerow Murphy, C.P., député		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Gerow Murphy		 02 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Gerow Murphy		 02 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 20:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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