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♂ George William McDonald
aliasGeorge William McDonald
Record
40986 · 9516

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Manitoba 2 1 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 20 November 1875 → 148 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 6 August 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
Death 21 April 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 27 days after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
George William McDonald (1875–1950)
© Photo 1921 Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — 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 Boissevain, Manitoba (1929–1935)
Mun./Co. Council Boissevain, Manitoba (1924–1926)
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 4 5 10
Manitoba 6 11 9 Z
TOTAL 11 4 20

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Errick F. Willis  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Arthur Ross  m 
⊖ Richard G. (R.G.) Willis  m 
 
Eligible: 1,453 Votes: 1,352 Participation: 93.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Manitoba
10 July 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 37023(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 645 47.71% -62 Winner:
CONS
 707 52.29% James Johnson
Eligible: 1,507 Votes: 1,338 Participation: 88.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37079(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 687 51.35% +36 Loser:
CONS
 651 48.65% James Johnson

Service: 4 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,406 Votes: 2,021 Participation: 84.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37183(F) — 7 Oct 2021 00:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,020 50.47% +19 Loser:
CONS
 1,001 49.53% Richard G. (R.G.) Willis

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,443 Votes: 2,014 Participation: 82.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37231(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
CONS
 1,059 52.58% Richard G. (R.G.) Willis
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
LIBP
 1/4 4,504 42.53% +3 Loser:
PRCO
 4,501 42.51% Errick F. Willis

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,924 Votes: 11,222 Participation: 80.59% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22904(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/3 4,861 43.32% -130 Winner:
NATG
 4,991 44.48% J. Arthur Ross

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
McDonald, George		 06 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
McDonald, George		 06 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George William McDonald (1875-1950)		 06 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George William McDonald, M.P.		 06 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George William McDonald, député		 06 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George William McDonald		 06 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Apr 2024 15:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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