Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

James W. Gibson
aliasJames W. Gibson
Record
22798 · 9341

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Saskatchewan 4 0 4
Birth 26 November 1888 → 135 years + 5 months ago
Lived 76 years + 2 months
First mandate 27 June 1946 → 77 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 7 months
Death 28 January 1965 → 59 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 7 months after 7 June 1960
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 13 11 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,514 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10
Saskatchewan
27 June 1946
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31730(F) — 16 Sep 2023 12:57 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
57
CCF
1/3 3,006 46.15% +596 Loser:
LIB
2,410 37.00% Herbert Wiebe

Service:
1 year 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,206 Votes: 6,709 Participation: 93.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
11
Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31704(F) — 16 Sep 2023 12:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CCF
1/4 3,069 45.74% +604 Loser:
LIB
2,465 36.74% Ronald D. Miller

Service:
3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,201 Votes: 5,767 Participation: 80.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31760(F) — 16 Sep 2023 12:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CCF
1/2 3,263 56.58% +759 Loser:
LIB
2,504 43.42% David S. Gall

Service:
4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,104 Votes: 6,087 Participation: 85.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13
Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31811(F) — 16 Sep 2023 12:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
CCF
1/3 2,590 42.55% +238 Loser:
LIB
2,352 38.64% Earl Burgess

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,361 Votes: 6,600 Participation: 89.66% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14
Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31861(F) — 13 Oct 2021 12:54 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71
Successor:
LIB
2,791 42.29% W. Ross Thatcher

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James M Gibson
16 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Gibson, James William 1888 – 1965 (p. 13)
16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James William Gibson
16 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Sep 2023 13:01 (but data presented dynamically)