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♂ John Power Howden
aliasJohn Howden
Record
28406 · 9542

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Manitoba 0 2 2
Total 5 2 7
Birth 5 December 1879 → 144 years + 4 months ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 4 November 1959 → 64 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 4 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
John Power Howden (1879–1959)
© Photo Story of Manitoba Vol. 3 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 Manitoba (1945–1959) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council St-Boniface, Manitoba (1916–1917)
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 19 7 7

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Barefoot  m 
⊖ Joseph P. Dumas  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George C. MacLean  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Joseph Bernier  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edwin A. Hansford  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas B. Molloy  m 
 
Eligible: 3,010 Votes: 2,351 Participation: 78.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Manitoba
6 August 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 37073(F) — 6 Aug 2023 02:26 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 3/3 640 27.22% -281 Winner:
LIB
 921 39.17% Joseph P. Dumas
Eligible: 6,156 Votes: 4,185 Participation: 67.98% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37176(F) — 6 Aug 2023 02:26 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/5 942 22.51% -492 Winner:
CONS
 1,434 34.27% Joseph Bernier
Eligible: 14,082 Votes: 10,162 Participation: 72.16% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21853(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:06 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 4,819 47.42% +1,918 Loser:
ILAB
 2,901 28.55% Allan Meikle
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 46
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,082 Votes: 11,565 Participation: 82.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22083(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 5,903 51.04% +2,668 Loser:
LC
 3,235 27.97% Joseph Bernier

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,775 Votes: 13,618 Participation: 65.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22357(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 7,045 51.73% +2,415 Loser:
LC
 4,630 34.00% Edgar H. Cook

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,484 Votes: 12,941 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22629(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/5 7,353 56.82% +5,049 Loser:
CCF
 2,304 17.80% Edwin A. Hansford

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,558 Votes: 15,298 Participation: 78.22% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22906(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/5 7,926 51.81% +4,348 Loser:
NATG
 3,578 23.39% George C. MacLean

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,562 Votes: 16,378 Participation: 72.59% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23166(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 6,055 36.97% Fernand Viau

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Power Howden (1879-1959)		 28 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Power Howden		 28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Power Howden		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Power Howden		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 16:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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