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♂ Errick French Willis
aliasErrick French Willis
Record
65459 · 9515

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Manitoba 7 0 7
Total 8 2 10
Birth 21 March 1896 → 128 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 4 months
Death 9 January 1967 → 57 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 3 months after 1 October 1959
Special notes
None
 
Errick French Willis (1896–1967)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Richard G. (R.G.) Willis (1865–1929) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Manitoba (1960–1965)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 5 2 15
Manitoba 23 1 28 Z
TOTAL 28 4 14

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 19–24
CONS
 1 Party leader 40–58 09 Jun 1936 — 16 Jun 1954 18 0 7
2. MB 20
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 40–44 18 Feb 1937 — 17 Nov 1940 3 8 30
3. MB 23–24
PC
 2 Opposition Leader 54–58 07 Nov 1950 — 25 Mar 1954 3 4 18

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Russell Barrett  m 
⊖ Charles C. Gorrie  m 
⊖ James Steedsman  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edward I. Dow  m 
⊖ George W. McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: 13,263 Votes: 11,051 Participation: 83.32% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22081(F) — 29 Sep 2021 23:08 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
30
LC
 2/2 4,946 44.76% -1,159 Winner:
PROG
 6,105 55.24% James Steedsman
Eligible: 14,296 Votes: 12,032 Participation: 84.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22355(F) — 29 Sep 2021 23:01 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PRCO
 1/2 6,252 51.96% +472 Loser:
PROG
 5,780 48.04% James Steedsman

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,051 Votes: 10,589 Participation: 81.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22627(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
PRCO
 2/4 4,501 42.51% -3 Winner:
LIBP
 4,504 42.53% George W. McDonald
Eligible: 4,237 Votes: 3,658 Participation: 86.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37394(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 2,000 54.93% +359 Loser:
LIBP
 1,641 45.07% Russell Barrett
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 44
CONS
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,213 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37440(F) — 15 Sep 2022 23:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,652 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37526(F) — 3 Mar 2024 17:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
PC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,272 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37574(F) — 3 Mar 2024 17:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
PC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 54
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,101 Votes: 3,224 Participation: 78.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37624(F) — 20 Mar 2022 18:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
PC
 1/3 1,777 56.11% +894 Loser:
LIBP
 883 27.88% Charles C. Gorrie

Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,687 Votes: 5,186 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37686(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/3 2,949 57.32% +1,069 Loser:
LIBP
 1,880 36.54% Edward I. Dow

Service: 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,632 Votes: 4,480 Participation: 67.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37743(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/2 3,247 73.23% +2,060 Loser:
LIBP
 1,187 26.77% Walter Christianson
After his election:
1 Oct 1959 63
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,632 Votes: 4,674 Participation: 70.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
26 November 1959
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37751(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIBP
 2,400 51.35% Edward I. Dow

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Willis, Errick French		 02 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Willis, Errick French		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Errick French Willis (1896-1967)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Errick French Willis		 02 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Errick French Willis		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Errick Willis		 02 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Errick F. Willis		 02 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 18:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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