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♂ Donald A. McNiven
aliasDonald A. McNiven
Record
42496 · 9013

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Saskatchewan 2 1 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 23 June 1887 → 136 years + 10 months ago
Lived 74 years + 1 month
First mandate 19 September 1922 → 101 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
Death 31 July 1961 → 62 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 9 months after 19 October 1944
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
Canada 9 0 4
Saskatchewan 6 8 15 Z
TOTAL 15 8 19

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊖ James F. Bryant  m 
⊖ Francis N. Darke  m 
⊖ Murdoch A. MacPherson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Franklin W. Turnbull  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. Cross  m 
⊖ James Grassick  m 
⊖ John O. Probe  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
19 September 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31321(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,639 Votes: 29,649 Participation: 75.48% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31362(F) — 27 Aug 2023 12:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 7,889 53.21% +373 Loser:
LIB
 7,516 50.70% James A. Cross

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,229 Votes: 43,296 Participation: 74.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 31483(F) — 27 Oct 2023 20:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 4/4 8,724 40.30% -3,976 Winner:
CONS
 12,700 58.67% James Grassick
Eligible: 30,823 Votes: 24,801 Participation: 80.46% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22819(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 10,235 41.27% +2,249 Loser:
LC
 7,986 32.20% Franklin W. Turnbull

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,445 Votes: 30,366 Participation: 83.32% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23094(F) — 27 Aug 2023 12:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 14,434 47.53% +1,959 Loser:
NATG
 12,475 41.08% Murdoch A. MacPherson
After his election:
19 Oct 1944 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 6 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,726 Votes: 32,017 Participation: 92.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23354(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CCF
 13,799 43.10% John O. Probe

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Alexander McNiven, M.P.		 17 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Alexander McNiven, député		 17 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
McNiven, Donald Alexander 1887 – 1961 (p. 26)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald McNiven		 17 Sep 2023

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