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♂ Murray J. Koskie
aliasMurray J. Koskie
Record
32395 · 3364

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 1 6
Birth 5 November 1929 → 94 years + 5 months ago
Lived 74 years + 4 months
First mandate 11 June 1975 → 48 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 14 March 2004 → 20 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 1 month after 3 February 1995
Special notes
None
 

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
Saskatchewan 19 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Donald M. McPherson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 13,600 Votes: 11,239 Participation: 82.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13341(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
NCCF
 2/4 4,076 36.27% -1,814 Winner:
LIB
 5,890 52.41% Donald M. McPherson
Eligible: 7,882 Votes: 6,603 Participation: 83.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9084(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
NPD
 1/3 3,211 48.84% +1,189 Loser:
LIB
 2,022 30.75% Arnold E. Boyko

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,120 Votes: 6,866 Participation: 84.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9148(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NPD
 1/3 3,662 53.60% +1,411 Loser:
PC
 2,251 32.95% W. Brian Wildeman

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,516 Votes: 8,306 Participation: 87.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10685(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NDP
 1/3 3,945 47.62% +53 Loser:
PC
 3,892 46.98% Ray Berscheid

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,276 Votes: 7,957 Participation: 85.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10750(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/3 4,031 50.78% +626 Loser:
PC
 3,405 42.89% Mervin Sigstad

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,389 Votes: 7,302 Participation: 87.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
21 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13403(F) — 12 Mar 2022 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/3 3,621 49.77% +1,264 Loser:
PC
 2,357 32.40% Glen Leggott
After his election:
3 Feb 1995 65
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 3 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,630 Votes: 8,224 Participation: 70.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Saskatchewan
21 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13451(F) — 28 Oct 2023 09:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 3,594 43.90% Arlene G. Julé

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Koskie, Murray James 1929 – 2004 (p. 20)		 16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Murray James Koskie		 16 Sep 2023

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