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♂ William "Scottie" Bryce
aliasWilliam "Scottie" Bryce
Record
7958 · 9527

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 5 3 8
Birth 7 September 1888 → 135 years + 7 months ago
Lived 74 years + 9 months
First mandate 9 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 11 months
Death 17 June 1963 → 60 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 2 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
William "Scottie" Bryce (1888–1963)
© Photo 1957 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 13 4 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 23
CCF
 1 Party leader 63–64 01 Feb 1952 — 18 Dec 1952 0 10 17

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Baryluk  m 
⊖ E. Salome Halldorson  f 
⊖ John McDowell  m 
⊖ John Shanski  m 
⊖ Robert J. Wood  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles E. Fillmore  m 
⊖ Thomas P. Hillhouse  m 
⊖ Laurier A. Régnier  m 
⊖ Eric Stefanson  m 
 
Eligible: 29,253 Votes: 14,010 Participation: 47.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
9 August 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23116(F) — 6 Sep 2022 20:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
CCF
 1/3 9,396 67.07% +5,615 Loser:
LIB
 3,781 26.99% Charles E. Fillmore

Service: 1 year 10 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,394 Votes: 20,678 Participation: 70.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23163(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CCF
 1/5 7,556 36.54% +1,108 Loser:
LIB
 6,448 31.18% Robert J. Wood

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,248 Votes: 21,754 Participation: 71.92% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23424(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CCF
 1/3 7,819 36.25% +226 Loser:
LIB
 7,593 35.20% Laurier A. Régnier

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,012 Votes: 14,412 Participation: 57.62% Candidacies: 6
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23716(F) — 27 Jan 2022 17:45 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
CCF
 2/6 6,076 42.57% -189 Winner:
LIB
 6,265 43.89% Robert J. Wood
Eligible: 25,012 Votes: 16,648 Participation: 66.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Manitoba
8 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23941(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
CCF
 1/3 8,462 50.83% +2,747 Loser:
LIB
 5,715 34.33% John Shanski

Service: 2 years 7 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,954 Votes: 16,973 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24000(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
CCF
 1/4 7,432 44.07% +1,902 Loser:
LIB
 5,530 32.79% William J. Wood

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,954 Votes: 18,636 Participation: 77.80% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24266(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
CCF
 2/3 5,291 28.39% -3,587 Winner:
PC
 8,878 47.64% Eric Stefanson
Eligible: 5,849 Votes: 4,447 Participation: 76.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37730(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
70
CCF
 3/3 872 19.74% -942 Winner:
LIBP
 1,814 41.06% Thomas P. Hillhouse

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William "Scottie" Bryce (1888-1963)		 06 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Scottie Bryce, M.P.		 06 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Scottie Bryce, député		 06 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Bryce		 06 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Apr 2024 16:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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