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♂ John G. Turriff
aliasJohn G. Turriff
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
North-Western Territories 1 0 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 14 December 1855 → 168 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 June 1888 → 135 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 6 months
Death 10 November 1930 → 93 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 23 September 1918
Special notes
None
 
John G. Turriff (1855–1930)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John E. Gayton (1849–1923) Brother-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 10 16
North-Western Territories 2 7 2 Z
TOTAL 16 5 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John W. Connell  m 
⊖ Robert Lorne Richardson  m 
 		 ⊖ Edgar Dewdney  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 364 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
1		 North-Western Territories
30 June 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30483(F) — 21 Jan 2023 11:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
IND
 1/3 236 64.84% +144 Loser:
IND
 92 25.27% John W. Connell
After his election:
1 Feb 1891 35
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,342 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 North-Western Territories
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19779(F) — 22 Jan 2022 12:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 1,293 38.69% -756 Winner:
CONS
 2,049 61.31% Edgar Dewdney
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
2		 North-Western Territories
7 November 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30502(F) — 21 Jan 2023 11:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. George H. Knowling
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,897 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 North-Western Territories
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20571(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 3,770 55.39% +734 Loser:
CONS
 3,036 44.61% J.R. Brigham

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,666 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Saskatchewan
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 4,048 53.33% +506 Loser:
ICON
 3,542 46.67% Robert L. Richardson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,382 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21222(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 5,804 61.86% +2,226 Loser:
CONS
 3,578 38.14% Christopher C. Smith
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 61
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 61
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21480(F) — 2 Jul 2023 05:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
UNIL
 1/2 6,836 74.73% +4,524 Loser:
LL
 2,312 25.27% Edward Waddington
After his election:
23 Sep 1918 62
UNIL
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,200 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
27 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21511(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:30 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
UF
 7,712 75.61% Oliver R. Gould

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
John Gillanders Turriff		  3 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
John Gillanders Turriff		  3 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Gillanders Turriff, Senator		  3 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Gillanders Turriff, sénateur		  3 Feb 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 7-9, 20, 28, 33)		  3 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Gillanders Turriff		  3 Feb 2024

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