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♂ Willis Merwyn Johnson
aliasMerv Johnson
Record
30221 · 9039

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 5 7
Birth 9 May 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
Lived 96 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 3 months
Death 14 July 2019 → 4 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 61 years + 3 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Willis Merwyn (Merv) Johnson (1923–2019)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 4 7 18

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Reginald W. Cantelon  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Leith Hanbidge  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George Leith  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank Hamilton  m 
⊖ Frederick H. Larson  m 
 
Eligible: 26,475 Votes: 20,621 Participation: 77.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23915(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
CCF
 1/4 8,672 42.37% +141 Loser:
LIB
 8,531 41.68% Frederick H. Larson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,254 Votes: 22,601 Participation: 86.09% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CCF
 1/4 8,605 38.27% +1,269 Loser:
LIB
 7,336 32.63% Anthony C. Steiert

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,254 Votes: 21,324 Participation: 81.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24467(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
CCF
 2/3 7,027 32.95% -1,908 Winner:
PC
 8,935 41.90% Robert L. Hanbidge
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,102 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24744(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:40 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
39
NDP
 3/4 5,088 23.02% -4,082 Winner:
PC
 9,170 41.49% Robert L. Hanbidge
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,697 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25008(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
39
NDP
 3/4 4,461 20.56% -5,483 Winner:
PC
 9,944 45.83% Reginald W. Cantelon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25277(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 3/3 5,640 27.49% -3,583 Winner:
PC
 9,223 44.96% Reginald W. Cantelon
Eligible: 36,188 Votes: 28,662 Participation: 79.20% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10389(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 2/5 9,275 32.36% -2,225 Winner:
PC
 11,500 40.12% Frank F. Hamilton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Willis Merwyn (Merv) Johnson		  9 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Willis Merwyn (Merv) Johnson		  9 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Merv Johnson		  9 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Merv Johnson		  9 Jun 2024

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