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♂ Alistair McLeod Stewart
aliasAlistair Stewart
Record
58976 · 9548

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 2 October 1905 → 118 years + 6 months ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
Death 3 April 1970 → 54 years ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 4 days after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Alistair McLeod Stewart (1905–1970)
© 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 12 9 15

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Frank L. Chester  m 
⊖ William C. Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Peter S. Taraska  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Gordon M. Churchill  m 
⊖ W. Murray Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Zuken  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 47,968 Votes: 34,458 Participation: 71.84% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23167(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
CCF
 1/5 13,055 37.89% +3,939 Loser:
LPP
 9,116 26.46% Joseph Zuken

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,114 Votes: 32,175 Participation: 71.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23428(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CCF
 1/4 12,432 39.32% +470 Loser:
LIB
 11,962 37.84% Peter S. Taraska

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,637 Votes: 31,090 Participation: 60.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CCF
 1/4 15,005 49.21% +5,911 Loser:
LIB
 9,094 29.83% Frank L. Chester

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,129 Votes: 42,562 Participation: 73.22% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24003(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CCF
 1/5 20,354 48.69% +10,548 Loser:
LIB
 9,806 23.46% Peter S. Taraska

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,129 Votes: 46,246 Participation: 79.56% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24269(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CCF
 2/4 19,414 41.98% -215 Winner:
PC
 19,629 42.44% W. Murray Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Manitoba
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24813(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
NDP
 3/4 6,011 14.98% -11,081 Winner:
PC
 17,092 42.59% Gordon M. Churchill

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Alistair McLeod Stewart (1905-1970)		 17 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alistair McLeod Stewart, M.P.		 17 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alistair McLeod Stewart, député		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alistair Stewart		 17 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Apr 2024 23:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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