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♂ Edward Charles Whelan
aliasEdward Whelan
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Saskatchewan 6 0 6
Birth 6 August 1919 → 104 years + 8 months ago
Lived 88 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 10 months
Death 11 December 2007 → 16 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 3 months after 1 September 1979
Special notes
None
 
Edward Charles Whelan (1919–2007)
© Photo Regina Leader-Post Obituaries — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Eugene F. Whelan (1924–2013) Brother  
⊕ Susan E. Whelan (1963–) Niece  
 
Well that's interesting!
Edward was a social democrat in the Saskatchewan legislature, whereas his brother Eugene and his niece Susan — Eugene's daughter — were Ontario Liberals in Parliament.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 19 2 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
8 documented challengers
⊖ William C. Beeching  m 
⊖ Norman Brudy  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Johnson  m 
⊖ William M. Sveinson  m 
 		 ⊖ Allan E. Blakeney  m 
⊖ Marjorie A. Cooper  f 
⊖ Murdoch A. MacPherson  m 
⊖ Charles C. Williams  m 
 
Eligible: 63,391 Votes: 210,320 Participation: 82.95% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31867(F) — 2 Mar 2024 22:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
CCF
 4/19 21,806 41.47% +5,144 Loser:
LIB
 16,662 31.69% Frederick W. Johnson
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 41
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,972 Votes: 8,657 Participation: 78.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31938(F) — 25 Sep 2022 12:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NCCF
 1/3 4,722 54.55% +855 Loser:
LIB
 3,867 44.67% Ronald W. Atchison

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,119 Votes: 10,250 Participation: 78.13% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13345(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NCCF
 1/4 5,364 52.33% +1,636 Loser:
LIB
 3,728 36.37% Frank Kleefeld
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 48
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,449 Votes: 13,699 Participation: 83.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13283(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NPD
 1/3 8,805 64.27% +3,957 Loser:
LIB
 4,848 35.39% David H. Sheard

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,865 Votes: 7,560 Participation: 76.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9114(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NPD
 1/3 3,174 42.13% +841 Loser:
LIB
 2,333 30.97% David Bouchard

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,975 Votes: 10,188 Participation: 78.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9154(F) — 12 Mar 2022 11:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NPD
 1/3 5,575 54.87% +2,433 Loser:
PC
 3,142 30.93% Philip Lundeen
After his election:
1 Sep 1979 60
NPD
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 10 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,463 Votes: 7,025 Participation: 52.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
17 October 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13244(F) — 13 Oct 2021 14:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
NPD
 3,354 47.74% John L. Solomon

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Edward C. Whelan		 08 Apr 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Whelan, Edward Charles 1919 – 2007 (p. 40)		 08 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Charles Whelan		 08 Apr 2024

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