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♂ William H. Burns
aliasWilliam H. Burns
Record
8384 · 9534

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 27 February 1877 → 147 years + 2 months ago
Lived 86 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 5 months
Death 1 January 1964 → 60 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 2 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 

William H. Burns (1877–1964)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1921–1930)
Mun./Co. Council Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1919–1920)
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

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry G. Leader  m 
 		 ⊖ Ewen A. McPherson  m 
 
Eligible: 15,738 Votes: 12,602 Participation: 80.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22352(F) — 2 Apr 2024 21:02 ET
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 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LC
 1/2 6,372 50.56% +142 Loser:
LIB
 6,230 49.44% Ewen A. McPherson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,946 Votes: 10,934 Participation: 78.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22624(F) — 2 Apr 2024 21:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
 2/3 4,043 36.98% -1,473 Winner:
LIB
 5,516 50.45% Henry G. Leader

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Herbert Burns		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Herbert Burns (1878-1964)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Herbert Burns, M.P.		 02 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Herbert Burns, député		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Herbert Burns		 02 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Herbert Burns		 02 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Apr 2024 21:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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