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♂ Rosscoe A. McCarthy
aliasRosscoe A. McCarthy
Record
40590 · 9237

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 0 4
Birth 8 January 1891 → 133 years + 4 months ago
Lived ± 78 years
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 10 months
Death c. 1970 → 54 years ago
Exit → Death ± 5 years + 8 months after 21 April 1964
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 14 5 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edward G. McCullough  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 9,737 Votes: 7,769 Participation: 79.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
10 November 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31731(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 4,200 54.06% +631 Loser:
CCF
 3,569 45.94% Edward G. McCullough

Service: 2 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,920 Votes: 8,709 Participation: 87.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31739(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 4,562 52.38% +415 Loser:
CCF
 4,147 47.62% William J.G. Sawyer

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,251 Votes: 8,084 Participation: 87.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31790(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 4,021 49.74% +1,178 Loser:
CCF
 2,843 35.17% William J.G. Sawyer

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,846 Votes: 8,431 Participation: 85.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31840(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/5 3,781 44.85% +992 Loser:
CCF
 2,789 33.08% Edward G. McCullough

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,829 Votes: 8,258 Participation: 84.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31892(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 3,852 46.65% Thomas M. Weatherald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
McCarthy, Rosscoe Arnold 1891 – 1970 (p. 25)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy		 17 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Sep 2023 15:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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