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♂ Donald L. Faris
aliasDonald L. Faris
Record
19220 · 3355

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 2 4
Birth 18 November 1936
Age 87 years + 5 months
First mandate 23 June 1971 → 52 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 45 years + 7 months ago (17 October 1978)
Special notes
None
 

Donald L. Faris (1936– )
No image available
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
Saskatchewan 7 3 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Wilbert A. McIvor  m 
⊖ Gerald S. Muirhead  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Ronald D. McLelland  m 
 
Eligible: 5,750 Votes: 5,055 Participation: 87.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13248(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
NPD
 1/3 2,342 46.33% +149 Loser:
LIB
 2,193 43.38% Wilbert A. McIvor

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,892 Votes: 7,682 Participation: 86.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9073(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NPD
 1/3 2,854 37.21% +11 Loser:
LIB
 2,843 37.06% Ron Thorstad

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,134 Votes: 7,930 Participation: 86.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9119(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
NPD
 2/3 3,308 41.82% -193 Winner:
PC
 3,501 44.26% Gerald S. Muirhead
Eligible: 9,994 Votes: 8,867 Participation: 88.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10656(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
45
NDP
 2/4 2,719 30.71% -2,889 Winner:
PC
 5,608 63.34% Gerald S. Muirhead

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Faris, Donald Leonard 1936 –  (p. 11)		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald Leonard Faris		 21 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Donald Leonard Faris		 21 Feb 2024

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