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♂ Eric Arthur Berntson
aliasEric Arthur Berntson
Record
4466 · 3380

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 0 4
Birth 16 May 1941 → 83 years ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 11 June 1975 → 48 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 34 years
Death 23 September 2018 → 5 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 11 months after 27 September 1990
Special notes
None
 
Eric Arthur Berntson (1941–2018)
© Photo 2018 Ottawa Citizen Obituaries — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1990–2001)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 3 13 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 19
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 38–40 29 Nov 1979 — 29 Mar 1982 2 4 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Thomas M. Weatherald  m 
 
 
Eligible: 8,650 Votes: 7,287 Participation: 84.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9100(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 1/3 3,212 44.39% +718 Loser:
LIB
 2,494 34.47% Thomas M. Weatherald

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,645 Votes: 6,950 Participation: 80.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9172(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/3 3,739 53.97% +1,720 Loser:
NPD
 2,019 29.14% Dean Fraser

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,742 Votes: 7,271 Participation: 83.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10709(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 4,093 56.45% +2,454 Loser:
NDP
 1,639 22.60% Dean Fraser

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,884 Votes: 6,888 Participation: 77.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10777(F) — 12 Mar 2022 14:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 4,642 67.70% +3,113 Loser:
NDP
 1,529 22.30% Charlotte Rasmussen
After his election:
27 Sep 1990 49
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 11 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,328 Votes: 6,731 Participation: 80.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
21 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13430(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
PC
 2,980 44.43% Daniel H. D'Autremont

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Eric A. Berntson, Senator		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Eric A. Berntson, sénateur		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Berntson, Eric Arthur 1941 – 2018 (p. 3)		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Eric Berntson		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Eric Berntson		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 15:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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