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♂ Asmundur A. Loptson
aliasAsmundur A. Loptson
Record
36790 · 9320

Icelandic-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 1 6
Birth 14 February 1885 → 139 years + 2 months ago
Lived 87 years
First mandate 6 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 25 February 1972 → 52 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 8 months after 7 June 1960
Special notes
Surname appears misspelled as Lopston in some sources.
 

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 20 11 11 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 12
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 68–69 11 Feb 1954 — 02 Apr 1954 0 1 22

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Joseph L. Phelps  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,139 Votes: 5,023 Participation: 81.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31486(F) — 27 Oct 2023 20:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,620 52.16% +217 Loser:
IND
 2,403 47.84% Amos Burkell
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 44
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,623 Votes: 7,477 Participation: 86.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31546(F) — 24 Sep 2022 20:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 4,310 57.64% +2,506 Loser:
FLG
 1,804 24.13% Helmer J. Benson

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,768 Votes: 7,526 Participation: 85.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31606(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 3,114 41.38% -295 Winner:
CCF
 3,409 45.30% Joseph L. Phelps
Eligible: 9,572 Votes: 8,372 Participation: 87.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31713(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 3,945 47.12% +325 Loser:
CCF
 3,620 43.24% Joseph L. Phelps

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,759 Votes: 7,725 Participation: 88.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31769(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 4,000 51.78% +275 Loser:
CCF
 3,725 48.22% Linton A. McDonald

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,137 Votes: 7,264 Participation: 89.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31820(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
LIB
 1/3 3,097 42.63% +413 Loser:
CCF
 2,684 36.95% Alexander Lukiwski

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,785 Votes: 6,823 Participation: 87.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31870(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
75		 Successor:
LIB
 3,215 47.12% James E.P. Snedker

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Loptson, Asmundur A. 1887 ‐ 1972 (p. 22)		 27 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Asmundur Loptson		 27 Oct 2023

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