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♂ George Dyer Weaver
aliasGeorge Weaver
Record
64347 · 9518

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 16 September 1908 → 115 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 7 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 9 months
Death 7 May 1986 → 37 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 10 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
George Dyer Weaver (1908–1986)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 7 11 11

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ronald S. Moore  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert (Bud) Simpson  m 
 
Eligible: 13,655 Votes: 13,469 Participation: 98.64% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23155(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 2/3 4,359 32.36% -867 Winner:
CCF
 5,226 38.80% Ronald S. Moore
Eligible: 20,736 Votes: 15,110 Participation: 72.87% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23416(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 6,847 45.61% +2,252 Loser:
CCF
 4,595 30.61% Ronald S. Moore

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,666 Votes: 12,464 Participation: 57.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23709(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 4,984 40.41% +2,417 Loser:
PC
 2,567 20.81% William G. Thompson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,826 Votes: 16,114 Participation: 73.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23994(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/4 4,993 31.31% -1,198 Winner:
PC
 6,191 38.83% Robert (Bud) Simpson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George Dyer Weaver (1908-1986)		 18 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Dyer Weaver		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Dyer Weaver		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Weaver (politician)		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 00:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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