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♂ Ralph Edward Goodale
aliasRalph Edward Goodale
Record
23583 · 320

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 9 4 13
Saskatchewan 1 2 3
Total 10 6 16
Birth 5 October 1949
Age 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Ralph Edward Goodale (1949– )
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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 30 10 0
Saskatchewan 1 11 18 Z
TOTAL 32 9 18

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 19–21
LIB
 1 Party leader 31–39 13 Jun 1981 — 07 Oct 1988 7 3 24
2. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 44–45 04 Nov 1993 — 11 Jan 1995 1 2 7
3. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44–45 04 Nov 1993 — 11 Jan 1995 1 2 7
4. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44–45 04 Nov 1993 — 11 Jan 1995 1 2 7
5. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister 45–47 12 Jan 1995 — 10 Jun 1997 2 4 29
6. CA 35–37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 45–53 12 Jan 1995 — 11 Dec 2002 7 10 29
7. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 45–47 12 Jan 1995 — 10 Jun 1997 2 4 29
8. CA 36–37
LIB
 1 Minister 47–52 11 Jun 1997 — 14 Jan 2002 4 7 3
9. CA 36–38
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50–56 02 Jan 2000 — 05 Feb 2006 6 1 3
10. CA 37–38
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 52–56 15 Jan 2002 — 05 Feb 2006 4 0 21
11. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 52–54 15 Jan 2002 — 11 Dec 2003 1 10 26
12. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister 52 15 Jan 2002 — 25 May 2002 0 4 10
13. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister 52–54 26 May 2002 — 11 Dec 2003 1 6 15
14. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister 52–54 26 May 2002 — 11 Dec 2003 1 6 15
15. CA 37–38
LIB
 1 Minister 54–56 12 Dec 2003 — 05 Feb 2006 2 1 24
16. CA 37–38
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–56 20 Jan 2004 — 05 Feb 2006 2 0 16
17. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 66–70 04 Nov 2015 — 19 Nov 2019 4 0 15
18. CA 42
LIB
 1 Minister 66–70 04 Nov 2015 — 19 Nov 2019 4 0 15
 2. Agriculture
 3. Canadian Wheat Board [Agriculture]
 4. Canadian Dairy Commission [Agriculture]
 5. Agriculture and Agro-Food
 6. Canadian Wheat Board [Agriculture and Agro-Food]
 7. Canadian Dairy Commission [Agriculture and Agro-Food]
 8. Natural Resources
 9. Nunavut [Without portfolio]
10. Northwest Territories [Without portfolio]
11. Interlocutor — Métis and Non-Status Indians [Indian Affairs and Northern Development]
12. Government House Leader
13. Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement
14. Receiver General [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement]
15. Finance
16. Yukon [Without portfolio]
17. Unofficially — Deputy Prime Minister [Privy Council]
18. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Electoral history

Races 16  
Path points 17  
10 documented challengers
⊖ John S. Burton  m 
⊖ John O. Chapman  m 
⊕ Allen W. Engel  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ William G. Knight  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Lawrence Schneider  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m 
⊕ D. Grant Devine  m 
⊖ Leonard (Lenard) J. Gustafson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Michael Kram  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Erin M.K. Weir  m 
 
Eligible: 33,122 Votes: 26,778 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10642(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
24
LIB
 1/4 9,986 37.29% +545 Loser:
NDP
 9,441 35.26% William G. Knight

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,961 Votes: 33,795 Participation: 82.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4586(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
29
LIB
 3/4 9,955 29.46% -2,410 Winner:
PC
 12,365 36.59% Leonard (Lenard) J. Gustafson
Eligible: 40,961 Votes: 31,395 Participation: 76.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Saskatchewan
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4304(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
30
LIB
 2/4 10,167 32.48% -1,084 Winner:
PC
 11,251 35.94% Leonard (Lenard) J. Gustafson
Eligible: 10,060 Votes: 7,932 Participation: 78.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
26 November 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13247(F) — 12 Oct 2021 22:53 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 3/3 2,156 27.18% -762 Winner:
NPD
 2,918 36.79% John O. Chapman
Eligible: 9,550 Votes: 8,557 Participation: 89.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10657(F) — 13 Oct 2021 14:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
32
LIB
 2/4 2,760 32.35% -115 Winner:
NDP
 2,875 33.70% Allen W. Engel
Eligible: 8,773 Votes: 7,943 Participation: 90.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10722(F) — 12 Mar 2022 14:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 3,246 41.02% +851 Loser:
NDP
 2,395 30.26% Allen W. Engel
After his election:
7 Oct 1988 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,113 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Saskatchewan
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3733(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 3/5 14,804 32.82% -535 Winner:
PC
 15,339 34.00% Lawrence Schneider
Eligible: 8,638 Votes: 7,139 Participation: 82.65% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
15 December 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13799(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
PC
 3,164 44.32% John T. Wolfe
Eligible: 59,772 Votes: 44,391 Participation: 74.27% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3444(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/9 19,555 44.21% +10,161 Loser:
NDP
 9,394 21.24% Donna Shire

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,941 Votes: 33,745 Participation: 66.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3143(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/5 14,077 41.88% +4,547 Loser:
NDP
 9,530 28.36% John S. Burton

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,698 Votes: 34,681 Participation: 62.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Saskatchewan
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 14,244 41.19% +1,752 Loser:
CA
 12,492 36.12% James Rybchuk

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,101 Votes: 36,055 Participation: 63.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Saskatchewan
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1261(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 20,567 57.17% +11,858 Loser:
CPC
 8,709 24.21% Doug Cryer

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,280 Votes: 40,008 Participation: 69.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Saskatchewan
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 887(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 20,666 51.78% +8,676 Loser:
CPC
 11,990 30.04% Brad Farquhar

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,746 Votes: 37,071 Participation: 64.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Saskatchewan
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5993(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 17,028 46.08% +4,230 Loser:
CPC
 12,798 34.64% Michelle Hunter

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,815 Votes: 38,855 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Saskatchewan
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6533(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/4 15,823 40.83% +1,532 Loser:
CPC
 14,291 36.88% Ian Shields

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,504 Votes: 42,899 Participation: 74.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Saskatchewan
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7618(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/4 23,552 55.13% +10,621 Loser:
CPC
 12,931 30.27% Michael Kram

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,451 Votes: 45,699 Participation: 75.60% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Saskatchewan
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27111(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
70
LIB
 2/6 15,242 33.61% -7,176 Winner:
CPC
 22,418 49.43% Michael Kram

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Goodale, Ralph Edward (1949- )		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Ralph Goodale, C.P., député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Goodale, Ralph Edward 1949 –  (p. 13)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ralph Goodale		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ralph Goodale		 24 Mar 2024

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