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♂ Richard Russell Southam
aliasRichard Southam
Record
58085 · 257

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 26 January 1907 → 117 years + 4 months ago
Lived 87 years + 7 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
Death 26 August 1994 → 29 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 9 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Richard Russell Southam (1907–1994)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Gainsborough, Saskatchewan (1948–1952)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Canada 14 6 25

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Edward G. McCullough  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John J. (J.J.) Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 24,674 Votes: 20,048 Participation: 81.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24206(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 3/4 3,683 18.47% -3,087 Winner:
CCF
 6,770 33.95% Edward G. McCullough
Eligible: 24,674 Votes: 20,129 Participation: 81.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24472(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
PC
 1/3 9,287 46.14% +3,575 Loser:
CCF
 5,712 28.38% Edward G. McCullough

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,336 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24749(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/4 8,695 42.76% +2,424 Loser:
LIB
 6,271 30.84% Tom Beamish

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,024 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25013(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/4 9,949 49.69% +3,987 Loser:
LIB
 5,962 29.77% Tom Beamish

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,041 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25282(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 8,781 46.12% +3,406 Loser:
LIB
 5,375 28.23% Frank Mather

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,493 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/3 12,429 42.14% +3,664 Loser:
NDP
 8,765 29.72% William F. Goodwin

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,029 Votes: 28,117 Participation: 75.93% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10384(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
PC
 14,707 52.31% F. Alvin G. Hamilton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Russell Southam, M.P.		  9 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Russell Southam, député		  9 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Southam		  9 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jun 2024 07:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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