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♂ William Gilbert Weir
aliasWilliam Gilbert Weir
Record
64514 · 9520

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 1 July 1896 → 127 years + 9 months ago
Lived 75 years + 5 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years
Death 12 December 1971 → 52 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
William Gilbert Weir (1896–1971)
© Photo University of Manitoba, Archives & Special Collections — 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 26 10 7

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Cowan  m 
⊖ William H. Spinks  m 
 		 ⊖ George C. Fairfield  m 
 
Eligible: 15,152 Votes: 11,701 Participation: 77.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22348(F) — 31 Aug 2022 22:08 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIBP
 1/2 6,100 52.13% +499 Loser:
LC
 5,601 47.87% John E. Woods

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,567 Votes: 12,317 Participation: 66.34% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22620(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIBP
 1/5 5,987 48.61% +1,915 Loser:
LC
 4,072 33.06% William H. Spinks

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,283 Votes: 14,877 Participation: 73.35% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22898(F) — 31 Aug 2022 23:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIBP
 1/3 7,728 51.95% +3,218 Loser:
NATG
 4,510 30.32% James A. Cuddy

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,366 Votes: 14,607 Participation: 79.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23158(F) — 1 Sep 2022 00:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIBP
 1/4 6,147 42.08% +1,000 Loser:
PC
 5,147 35.24% James A. Cuddy

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,592 Votes: 18,400 Participation: 74.82% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23422(F) — 1 Sep 2022 00:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIBP
 1/3 9,192 50.28% +2,373 Loser:
PC
 6,819 37.30% Harold A. Nelson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,836 Votes: 17,946 Participation: 62.23% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23714(F) — 1 Sep 2022 00:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIBP
 1/3 8,958 50.37% +3,354 Loser:
PC
 5,604 31.51% James Cowan

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,130 Votes: 21,646 Participation: 76.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23998(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/4 6,407 29.76% -2,841 Winner:
PC
 9,248 42.95% George C. Fairfield

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Gilbert "Gib" Weir (1896-1971)		 03 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Gilbert Weir, M.P.		 03 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Gilbert Weir, député		 03 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Gilbert Weir		 03 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Apr 2024 13:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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