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♂ David J. Sykes
aliasDavid J. Sykes
Record
59881 · 9138

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 3 1 4
Birth 10 October 1863 → 160 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 77 years
First mandate 26 June 1917 → 106 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 8 months
Death c. 1941 → 83 years ago
Exit → Death ± 11 years + 6 months after 5 June 1929
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 11 11 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Royal T. Graham  m 
 		 ⊖ William W. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31230(F) — 11 Sep 2023 18:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,594 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31295(F) — 11 Sep 2023 18:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
IND
 1/3 1,595 44.38% +85 Loser:
GOV
 1,510 42.01% Royal T. Graham

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,689 Votes: 3,179 Participation: 47.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31371(F) — 11 Sep 2023 18:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 1,862 58.57% +545 Loser:
CONS
 1,317 41.43% Thomas Graham

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,604 Votes: 5,562 Participation: 73.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 31492(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/2 2,711 48.74% -140 Winner:
CONS
 2,851 51.26% William W. Smith

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
David J. Sykes		 11 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Sykes, David John 1865 – 1941 (p. 37)		 11 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
David John Sykes		 11 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Sep 2023 18:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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