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♂ Tom Johnston
aliasTom Johnston
Record
30329 · 9377

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 19 June 1881 → 142 years + 10 months ago
Lived 88 years + 2 months
First mandate 8 June 1938 → 85 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 11 months
Death 11 September 1969 → 54 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 2 months after 19 June 1956
Special notes
None
 
Tom Johnston (1881–1969)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
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 18 0 8 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 10–12
CCF
 1 Speaker 63–74 19 Oct 1944 — 25 Apr 1956 11 6 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James Fraser Bryant  m 
⊖ Mackenzie King  m 
⊖ John M. Parker  m 
 		 ⊖ John Hnatyshyn  m 
⊖ Henry P. Mang  m 
 
Eligible: 5,751 Votes: 5,138 Participation: 89.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31534(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
53
FLG
 3/3 1,070 20.83% -1,282 Winner:
LIB
 2,352 45.78% Henry P. Mang
Eligible: 21,085 Votes: 16,621 Participation: 78.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22817(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
CCF
 4/4 1,469 8.84% -7,618 Winner:
LIB
 9,087 54.67% W.L. Mackenzie King
Eligible: 7,878 Votes: 6,766 Participation: 85.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31614(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
CCF
 1/4 2,301 34.01% +391 Loser:
LIB
 1,910 28.23% John M. Parker

Service: 6 years 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,570 Votes: 5,563 Participation: 99.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31668(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CCF
 1/3 3,337 59.99% +1,412 Loser:
LIB
 1,925 34.60% John J. Collins

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,919 Votes: 6,183 Participation: 78.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31721(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
CCF
 1/3 2,627 42.49% +168 Loser:
LIB
 2,459 39.77% John J. Collins

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,043 Votes: 7,274 Participation: 80.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31777(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
CCF
 1/3 3,614 49.68% +888 Loser:
LIB
 2,726 37.48% John J. Collins

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,525 Votes: 7,222 Participation: 84.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31828(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
75		 Successor:
CCF
 2,757 38.18% Frank Meakes

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Johnston, Tom (1881-1969)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Johnston, Tom 1881 – 1969 (p. 18)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tom Johnston (Saskatchewan politician)		 24 Mar 2024

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