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♂ Donald M. McPherson
aliasDonald M. McPherson
Record
42543 · 3441

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 0 2
Birth 26 November 1918 → 105 years + 5 months ago
Lived 54 years + 9 months
First mandate 11 October 1967 → 56 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 10 months
Death 14 September 1973 → 50 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 5 11 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Murray J. Koskie  m 
 
 
Eligible: 13,600 Votes: 11,239 Participation: 82.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13341(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 5,890 52.41% +1,814 Loser:
NCCF
 4,076 36.27% Murray J. Koskie

Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,948 Votes: 9,543 Participation: 87.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13281(F) — 12 Mar 2022 09:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 5,170 54.18% +797 Loser:
NPD
 4,373 45.82% Walter Coates
After his election:
14 Sep 1973 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 2 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,349 Votes: 6,947 Participation: 67.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
5 December 1973
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13373(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 4,324 62.24% Edward C. (Ted) Malone

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
McPherson, Donald Mighton 1918 – 1973 (p. 26)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald Mighton McPherson		 17 Sep 2023

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