Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Frank Meakes
aliasFrank Meakes
Record
42715 · 3451

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
Birth 20 February 1917 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Lived 72 years + 4 months
1st mandate 20 June 1956 → 68 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 8 July 1989 → 35 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 28 days after 10 June 1975
Special notes
None
 

Frank Meakes (1917–1989)
No image available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Lestock, Saskatchewan
Mun./Cty Co. RM Emerald, Saskatchewan
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
Saskatchewan 15 5 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
James Ormiston  m 
Arnold Tusa  m 
 
George Trapp  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Touchwood
Elig. 8,525 Votes: 7,222 Partic.: 84.72%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Provincial
13
Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31828(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
39
CCF
1/4 2,757 38.18% +473 Loser:
LIB
2,284 31.63% Lloyd B. Crawford

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Touchwood
Elig. 8,257 Votes: 6,609 Partic.: 80.04%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Provincial
14
Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31878(F) — 25 Sep 2022 00:07 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CCF
1/4 2,457 37.18% +613 Loser:
LIB
1,844 27.90% Harold K. Van Luven
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 44
CCF
NCCF
Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Touchwood
Elig. 7,936 Votes: 6,578 Partic.: 82.89%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
15
Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31930(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
NCCF
2/3 2,566 39.01% -126 Winner:
LIB
2,692 40.92% George J. Trapp
Touchwood
Elig. 7,335 Votes: 5,715 Partic.: 77.91%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
16
Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13362(F) — 9 Sep 2023 16:03 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
NCCF
1/2 3,002 52.53% +289 Loser:
LIB
2,713 47.47% George J. Trapp
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 50
NCCF
NPD
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Touchwood
Elig. 9,635 Votes: 7,948 Partic.: 82.49%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
17
Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13293(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NPD
1/3 4,450 55.99% +1,845 Loser:
LIB
2,605 32.78% Walter E. Schabel

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Last Mountain-Touchwood
Elig. 9,735 Votes: 8,038 Partic.: 82.57%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
18
Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9081(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58
Successor:
NPD
3,640 45.36% Gordon S. MacMurchy

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Frank Meakes
15 Oct 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Meakes, Frank 1917 – 1989 (p. 27)
15 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frank Meakes
15 Oct 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Oct 2024 11:52 (but data presented dynamically)