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♂ John Stratford Burton
aliasJohn Stratford Burton
Record
8462 · 258

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 13%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 7 8
Birth 27 November 1927 → 96 years + 5 months ago
Lived 95 years
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 6 months
Death 9 December 2022 → 1 year + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 1 month after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
John Stratford Burton (1927-2022)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Joseph W. Burton (1892–1960) Father  
 

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 8  
Path points 8  
8 documented challengers
⊖ R. James Balfour  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Garfield Gardiner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis Alvin George Hamilton  m 
⊖ Kenneth H. More  m 
 		 ⊖ William Charles Beeching  m  (4 runoffs)
⊕ Ralph Edward Goodale  m 
⊖ Kenneth R. MacLeod  m 
⊖ James N. Ormiston  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 23,021 Votes: 19,653 Participation: 85.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24204(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
29
CCF
 2/4 7,590 38.80% -359 Winner:
LIB
 7,949 40.63% James G. Gardiner
Eligible: 23,021 Votes: 19,811 Participation: 86.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24470(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
30
CCF
 2/3 5,698 28.76% -2,742 Winner:
PC
 8,440 42.60% James N. Ormiston
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,394 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
NDP
 3/4 4,313 22.24% -4,207 Winner:
PC
 8,520 43.93% James N. Ormiston
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,310 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25285(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
NDP
 3/5 10,955 28.60% -4,482 Winner:
PC
 15,437 40.29% Kenneth H. More
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,306 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 13,641 34.70% +192 Loser:
PC
 13,449 34.22% F. Alvin G. Hamilton

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,657 Votes: 41,853 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
NDP
 2/6 15,175 36.26% -2,606 Winner:
PC
 17,781 42.48% R. James Balfour
Eligible: 54,657 Votes: 40,759 Participation: 74.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
46
NDP
 2/6 12,651 31.04% -2,379 Winner:
PC
 15,030 36.88% R. James Balfour
Eligible: 50,941 Votes: 33,745 Participation: 66.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3143(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
69
NDP
 2/5 9,530 28.36% -4,547 Winner:
LIB
 14,077 41.88% Ralph E. Goodale

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Stratford Burton, M.P.		 25 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Stratford Burton, député		 25 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Burton (Canadian politician)		 25 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Mar 2024 23:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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