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♂ Edward James Young
aliasEdward Young
Record
66613 · 9028

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 16 January 1878 → 146 years + 9 months ago
Lived 88 years + 9 months
1st mandate 29 October 1925 → 99 years + 2 days ago
↳ at age 47 years + 9 months
Death 17 October 1966 → 58 years ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 4 days after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Edward James Young (1878–1966)
© Photo Eleanor Young (granddaughter) via Parlinfo — 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 9 11 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Tommy Douglas  m 
 		 ⊖ John Morrison  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Weyburn
Elig. 15,862 Votes: 8,926 Partic.: 56.27% Can.: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22023(F) — 26 Jun 2023 15:32 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 4,807 53.85% +2,645 Loser:
PROG
 2,162 24.22% John Morrison
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 48
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Weyburn
Elig. 15,862 Votes: 9,561 Partic.: 60.28% Can.: 2
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22278(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 6,068 63.47% +2,575 Loser:
PROG
 3,493 36.53% John Morrison

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Weyburn
Elig. 17,523 Votes: 14,415 Partic.: 82.26%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22552(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 7,259 50.36% +1,536 Loser:
LC
 5,723 39.70% John R. Morley

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Weyburn
Elig. 19,635 Votes: 16,178 Partic.: 82.39%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22824(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/4 6,979 43.14% -301 Winner:
CCF
 7,280 45.00% Thomas C. Douglas

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward James Young		  6 Sep 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward James Young		  6 Sep 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward James Young		  6 Sep 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Sep 2024 22:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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