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♂ William M. Sveinson
aliasWilliam M. Sveinson
Record
59740 · 3492

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 1 2 3
Birth 7 July 1946 → 77 years + 10 months ago
Lived 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 April 1982 → 42 years + 21 days ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death 17 December 2020 → 3 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 1 month after 19 October 1986
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 4 5 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John L. Solomon  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edward Whelan  m 
 
Eligible: 9,865 Votes: 7,560 Participation: 76.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9114(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
PC
 3/3 2,027 26.90% -1,147 Winner:
NPD
 3,174 42.13% Edward C. Whelan
Eligible: 13,515 Votes: 11,803 Participation: 87.33% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10691(F) — 12 Mar 2022 12:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/4 6,797 57.73% +2,288 Loser:
NDP
 4,509 38.30% John L. Solomon
After his election:
6 Apr 1984 37
PC
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
14 Jan 1985 38
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
1 Feb 1986 39
IND
 →
WCC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
1 Sep 1986 40
WCC
 →
ALLI
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,751 Votes: 13,705 Participation: 87.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10757(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
ALLI
 4/4 39 0.29% -7,931 Winner:
NDP
 7,970 58.27% John L. Solomon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Sveinson, William Martin 1946 –  (p. 36)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bill Sveinson		 17 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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