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♂ Walter Adam Tucker
aliasWalter Adam Tucker
Record
62168 · 9017

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Saskatchewan 2 0 2
Total 7 1 8
Birth 11 March 1899 → 125 years + 1 month ago
Lived 91 years + 6 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 19 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 5 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Walter Adam Tucker (1899–1990)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — fU
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Rosthern, Saskatchewan (1927–1928)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 3 9
Saskatchewan 4 11 6 Z
TOTAL 22 2 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 10–12
LIB
 1 Party leader 47–55 06 Aug 1946 — 25 Nov 1954 8 3 19
2. SK 11–12
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 49–54 10 Feb 1949 — 14 Apr 1953 4 2 4

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Isaak Elias  m 
⊖ Edward Nasserden  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Peter G. Makaroff  m 
⊖ John Thiessen  m 
 
Eligible: 19,153 Votes: 13,212 Participation: 68.98% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22810(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/5 7,515 56.88% +5,661 Loser:
REC
 1,854 14.03% Herbert H. Henschel

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,313 Votes: 13,067 Participation: 67.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23096(F) — 24 Sep 2022 20:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 6,612 50.60% +1,156 Loser:
CCF
 5,456 41.75% Peter G. Makaroff

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,964 Votes: 13,667 Participation: 76.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23356(F) — 27 Jan 2022 12:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 6,898 50.47% +2,220 Loser:
CCF
 4,678 34.23% Charles Mycroft
After his election:
7 Jun 1948 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,705 Votes: 5,659 Participation: 73.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31712(F) — 13 Oct 2021 11:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 2,964 52.38% +1,228 Loser:
SC
 1,736 30.68% George W. Beilhartz

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,964 Votes: 11,880 Participation: 66.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23376(F) — 24 Sep 2022 20:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 6,233 52.47% William A. Boucher
Eligible: 9,594 Votes: 6,818 Participation: 71.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31768(F) — 10 Mar 2022 18:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 3,577 52.46% +1,244 Loser:
CCF
 2,333 34.22% John Thiessen
After his election:
1 Jun 1953 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,933 Votes: 19,074 Participation: 73.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 8,616 45.49% +2,269 Loser:
CCF
 6,347 33.51% Odd H. Opseth

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,594 Votes: 6,007 Participation: 62.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
28 October 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31784(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 2,543 42.33% Samuel H. Carr
Eligible: 24,490 Votes: 18,929 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24211(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 6,828 36.22% +635 Loser:
SC
 6,193 32.85% Herbert H. Henschel

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,490 Votes: 17,679 Participation: 72.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/4 4,446 25.15% -3,720 Winner:
PC
 8,166 46.19% Edward Nasserden

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Tucker, Walter Adam (1899-1990)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Adam Tucker, M.P.		 27 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Adam Tucker, député		 27 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Tucker, Walter Adam 1899 – 1990 (p. 38)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Walter Tucker (Canadian politician)		 27 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Mar 2024 23:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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