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♂ Donald William Cody
aliasDonald William Cody
Record
11785 · 3403

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 3 5
Birth 28 March 1936
Age 88 years + 1 month
First mandate 23 June 1971 → 52 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 42 years + 4 days ago (25 April 1982)
Special notes
None
 
Donald William Cody (1936– )
© Photo Alison Sandstrom / SaskNow.com — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1994–2003)
Mun./Co. Council Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 7 5 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Bernard J.L. (Ben) Boutin  m 
⊕ J. Gary Lane  m 
⊖ Percy A. Schmeiser  m 
 		 ⊕ Louis A. Domotor  m 
⊖ Josef Saxinger  m 
 
Eligible: 7,036 Votes: 6,295 Participation: 89.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13292(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
NPD
 1/3 3,318 52.71% +766 Loser:
LIB
 2,552 40.54% Percy A. Schmeiser

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,168 Votes: 9,055 Participation: 81.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9099(F) — 28 Oct 2023 09:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
NPD
 2/3 3,430 37.98% -366 Winner:
LIB
 3,796 42.03% J. Gary Lane
Eligible: 9,427 Votes: 7,457 Participation: 79.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9133(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
NPD
 1/3 4,042 54.56% +1,381 Loser:
PC
 2,661 35.92% Louis A. Domotor

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,544 Votes: 8,301 Participation: 86.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10670(F) — 12 Mar 2022 12:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NDP
 2/3 3,759 45.44% -507 Winner:
PC
 4,266 51.57% Bernard J.L. (Ben) Boutin
Eligible: 9,116 Votes: 7,980 Participation: 87.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10735(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
NDP
 2/3 3,748 47.20% -152 Winner:
PC
 3,900 49.11% Josef Saxinger

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Cody, Donald William 1936 –  (p. 7)		 28 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Don Cody		 28 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Donald William Cody		 28 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Mar 2024 00:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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