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♂ Roderick J. Thomson
aliasRoderick J. Thomson
Record
61151 · 252

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 5 February 1924 → 100 years + 3 months ago
Lived 70 years + 10 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 4 months
Death 26 December 1994 → 29 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 1 month after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Roderick J. Thomson (1924–1994)
© Photo 1968 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 4 4 4

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Reginald W. Cantelon  m 
⊖ Norval Horner  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Clarence O. Cooper  m 
⊖ J. Clifford McIsaac  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,629 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25017(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
NDP
 2/4 4,661 21.55% -7,323 Winner:
PC
 11,984 55.41% Clarence O. Cooper
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,396 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9885(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
NDP
 1/3 10,583 37.27% +642 Loser:
PC
 9,941 35.01% Reginald W. Cantelon

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,637 Votes: 29,279 Participation: 77.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10379(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
NDP
 2/4 10,122 34.57% -251 Winner:
PC
 10,373 35.43% Norval A. Horner
Eligible: 37,637 Votes: 29,128 Participation: 77.39% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10643(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
50
NDP
 3/3 7,711 26.47% -3,040 Winner:
LIB
 10,751 36.91% J. Clifford McIsaac

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Roderick J. (Rod) Thomson, M.P.		  2 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Roderick J. (Rod) Thomson, député		  2 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rod Thomson		  2 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 21:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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