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♂ Francis Alvin George Hamilton
aliasFrancis Alvin George Hamilton
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 59%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 10 4 14
Saskatchewan 0 3 3
Total 10 7 17
Birth 30 March 1912 → 112 years ago
Lived 92 years + 2 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 29 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 7 months after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Francis Alvin George Hamilton (1912–2004)
© Photo 1960 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
The honorific style of "The Right Honourable" is granted to Canadian prime ministers, chief justices, or governor generals. However, in 1992, in a rare exception, Queen Elizabeth II granted it to Hamilton in honour of his service to the country.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 27 0 27

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 11–13
PC
 1 Party leader 37–45 12 Oct 1949 — 10 Jun 1957 7 7 29
2. CA 23–24
PC
 1 Minister 45–48 22 Aug 1957 — 10 Oct 1960 3 1 18
3. CA 24–25
PC
 1 Minister 48–51 11 Oct 1960 — 21 Apr 1963 2 6 10
4. CA 24–25
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48–51 11 Oct 1960 — 21 Apr 1963 2 6 10
 2. Northern Affairs and National Resources
 3. Agriculture
 4. Canadian Wheat Board [Agriculture]

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 18  
13 documented challengers
⊖ William C. Beeching  m 
⊖ John S. Burton  m 
⊖ John T. Douglas  m 
⊖ Wilbert Hagarty  m 
⊖ Kenneth R. MacLeod  m 
⊖ Arthur T. Stone  m 
⊖ William S. Thair  m 
 		 ⊖ Lillie F. Bowman  f 
⊖ Major James W. Coldwell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Wilfrid Gardiner  m 
⊖ Robert A. Heggie  m 
⊖ Henry P. Mang  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Sturdy  m 
 
Eligible: 17,410 Votes: 15,231 Participation: 87.48% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23355(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 3/3 3,129 20.54% -5,355 Winner:
CCF
 8,484 55.70% Major James W. Coldwell
Eligible: 7,989 Votes: 6,865 Participation: 85.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31711(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
PC
 2/2 3,218 46.88% -429 Winner:
CCF
 3,647 53.12% John T. Douglas
Eligible: 20,390 Votes: 16,802 Participation: 82.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
PC
 3/3 2,670 15.96% -6,123 Winner:
CCF
 8,793 52.56% Major James W. Coldwell
Eligible: 7,149 Votes: 6,023 Participation: 84.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31752(F) — 12 Oct 2021 22:30 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
40
PC
 3/4 1,521 25.25% -1,121 Winner:
CCF
 2,642 43.87% William S. Thair
Eligible: 22,757 Votes: 18,267 Participation: 80.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23925(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 3/4 4,930 27.13% -2,058 Winner:
LIB
 6,988 38.45% Henry P. Mang
Eligible: 41,721 Votes: 56,677 Participation: 67.92% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31821(F) — 26 Mar 2024 00:47 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
44
PC
 7/9 3,534 12.47% -11,480 Winner:
CCF
 15,014 52.98% Arthur T. Stone
Eligible: 21,315 Votes: 18,267 Participation: 85.70% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24208(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
PC
 1/4 6,217 34.24% +705 Loser:
LIB
 5,512 30.36% Henry P. Mang

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,315 Votes: 17,812 Participation: 83.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24474(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 10,514 59.03% +6,157 Loser:
LIB
 4,357 24.46% Thomas Kearns

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,272 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24751(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/4 10,680 58.45% +6,389 Loser:
LIB
 4,291 23.48% L.L. Prefontaine

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,759 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25015(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/4 10,690 60.19% +6,378 Loser:
LIB
 4,312 24.28% L.L. Prefontaine

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,645 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25284(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/4 9,579 57.55% +5,546 Loser:
LIB
 4,033 24.23% Charlie Lenz

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,306 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 2/4 13,449 34.22% -192 Winner:
NDP
 13,641 34.70% John S. Burton
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
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
PC
 1/4 14,707 52.31% +7,873 Loser:
NDP
 6,834 24.31% Frank Buck

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,029 Votes: 27,779 Participation: 75.02% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10648(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/5 13,174 47.42% +5,005 Loser:
LIB
 8,169 29.41% Gary Breckenridge

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,000 Votes: 29,768 Participation: 80.45% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4592(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/3 16,023 53.83% +9,015 Loser:
NDP
 7,008 23.54% George A. Hubbard

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,000 Votes: 27,733 Participation: 74.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Saskatchewan
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4310(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/3 13,676 49.57% +5,804 Loser:
NDP
 7,872 28.53% Mel W.R. McCorriston

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,796 Votes: 29,189 Participation: 77.23% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Saskatchewan
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4027(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
PC
 1/5 14,470 49.83% +6,056 Loser:
NDP
 8,414 28.97% William F. Sauter

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,741 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Saskatchewan
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3737(F) — 30 Jan 2022 17:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
PC
 17,200 46.81% Leonard (Lenard) J. Gustafson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Hamilton, Alvin (1912-2004)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Francis Alvin George Hamilton, P.C.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Francis Alvin George Hamilton, C.P.		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alvin Hamilton		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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