♂ John F. Johnston

Record
30285 · 6742
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 71%
 
Canada 7 5 2
Birth Death Lived Died in office
16 July 1876
(147 years 9 months ago)
9 May 1948
(75 years 11 months ago)
71 years 9 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Canada
Days years months days
6,226 17 0 17
Days years months days
3,572 9 9 11
Days years months days
2,654 7 3 7
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 7 electoral path points
 
→ 3 documented challengers:
 
Walter D. Cowan  m 
John G. Diefenbaker  m 
William R. Fansher  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Federal
Ass.: 13
Saskatchewan Last Mountain
17 December 1917 Age:
41
→ New to Parliament
General 1/1 UNIL 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: n/a Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
  Post-Election...
6 June 1919 > ?? UNIL PROG Changed allegiance
10 July 1920 > ?? UNIO NLCP
ID: 21499(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:48 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (G & O)
Federal
Ass.: 14
Saskatchewan Last Mountain
6 December 1921 Age:
45
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 PROG 87.65% 11,024 of 12,577 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > NLCP 12.35% 1,553 (-9,471) Thomas F. Thompson  m 
ID: 21741(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 15
Saskatchewan Long Lake
29 October 1925 Age:
49
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PROG 48.78% 3,497 of 7,169 Elig.: 13,872 Parti.: 51.68%
Loser > LC 26.56% 1,904 (-1,593) Stewart Adrain  m 
  Post-Election...
30 October 1925 > ?? PROG LIBP Changed allegiance
3 February 1926 > ?? LIBP LIB Changed allegiance
29 June 1926 > ?? LIB LC
ID: 22009(F) — 26 Jun 2023 13:22 ET Service: 0 year 10 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 16
Saskatchewan Long Lake
14 September 1926 Age:
50
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 58.69% 5,113 of 8,712 Elig.: 13,872 Parti.: 62.80%
Loser > LC 41.31% 3,599 (-1,514) William Pound  m 
ID: 22264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 17
Saskatchewan Long Lake
28 July 1930 Age:
54
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/3 LIB 43.15% 5,383 of 12,476 Elig.: 14,640 Parti.: 85.22%
Winner > LC 44.70% 5,577 (+194) Walter D. Cowan  m  ( 64 )
ID: 22538(F) — 10 Sep 2022 15:15 ET
Federal
Ass.: 18
Saskatchewan Lake Centre
14 October 1935 Age:
59
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
General 1/4 LIB 38.33% 5,894 of 15,377 Elig.: 19,169 Parti.: 80.22%
Loser > LC 26.66% 4,100 (-1,794) Allan A. Peters  m 
ID: 22809(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 19
Saskatchewan Lake Centre
26 March 1940 Age:
63
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/3 LIB 34.59% 5,694 of 16,461 Elig.: 20,224 Parti.: 81.39%
Winner > NATG 36.29% 5,974 (+280) John G. Diefenbaker  m  ( 44 )
ID: 23085(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:39 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina: Johnston, John Frederick (1876-1948) 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. John Frederick Johnston 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. John Frederick Johnston 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia: John Frederick Johnston 24 Mar 2024
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 @ 13:44 ET
Gen.: 25 Apr 2024 @ 16:08 ET