Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → John R. Messer

♂ John Rissler Messer
aliasJohn Rissler Messer
Record
43092 · 3337

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 0 4
Birth 26 May 1941
Age 82 years + 11 months
First mandate 11 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 43 years + 6 months ago (27 October 1980)
Special notes
None
 
John Rissler Messer (1941– )
© Photo 1991 Roy Antal / Regina Leader-Post via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Hugh A. Bryson (1912–1987) Father-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 13 0 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Neal H. Hardy  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,889 Votes: 5,460 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13320(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:37 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
NCCF
 1/3 2,473 45.29% +92 Loser:
LIB
 2,381 43.61% William J. McHugh
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 26
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,994 Votes: 8,231 Participation: 82.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13259(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
NPD
 1/3 4,761 57.84% +1,711 Loser:
LIB
 3,050 37.06% Gerald V. O'Byrne

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,610 Votes: 7,891 Participation: 82.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9066(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
NPD
 1/3 3,750 47.79% +1,484 Loser:
LIB
 2,266 28.88% Alan E. Caithcart

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,981 Votes: 8,048 Participation: 80.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9130(F) — 12 Mar 2022 11:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
NPD
 1/3 4,031 50.27% +570 Loser:
PC
 3,461 43.16% Neal H. Hardy
After his election:
27 Oct 1980 39
NPD
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,738 Votes: 6,890 Participation: 78.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
26 November 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13246(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
PC
 3,334 48.39% Neal H. Hardy

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Messer, John Rissler (1941-)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Messer, John Rissler 1941 –  (p. 27)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Rissler Messer		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Rissler Messer		 24 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 22:00 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.