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♂ William A. Gottselig
aliasWilliam A. Gottselig
Record
23823 · 568

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 1 December 1934 → 89 years + 5 months ago
Lived 65 years + 1 month
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 9 months
Death 4 January 2000 → 24 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 1 month after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
William A. Gottselig (1934–2000)
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 4 2 16

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Allan E.J. Kerpan  m 
 		 ⊕ Rodney E. Laporte  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 43,111 Votes: 34,443 Participation: 79.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Saskatchewan
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4024(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 1/4 15,803 46.01% +2,465 Loser:
NDP
 13,338 38.83% Glenn Kindrachuk

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,691 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Saskatchewan
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3729(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 2/4 15,508 41.15% -408 Winner:
NDP
 15,916 42.23% Rodney E. Laporte
Eligible: 47,693 Votes: 34,489 Participation: 72.31% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3435(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
PC
 4/6 4,204 12.23% -6,228 Winner:
REF
 10,432 30.34% Allan E.J. Kerpan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William (Bill) Gottselig		 21 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William (Bill) Gottselig		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Gottselig		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Feb 2024 08:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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