Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Roy E. Nelson
aliasRoy E. Nelson
Record
45913 · 3367

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Birth 3 December 1925 → 98 years + 5 months ago
Lived 86 years + 3 months
First mandate 11 June 1975 → 48 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
Death 26 March 2012 → 12 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 5 months after 17 October 1978
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 3 4 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
Allen W. Engel  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 9,108 Votes: 7,956 Participation: 87.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9087(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
1/3 3,400 42.88% +388 Loser:
NPD
3,012 37.99% Allen W. Engel

Service:
3 years 4 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,627 Votes: 8,164 Participation: 84.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19
Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9120(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
2/3 2,662 32.79% -464 Winner:
NPD
3,126 38.50% Allen W. Engel

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Nelson, Roy Edgar 1925 – 2012 (p. 29)
04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Roy Edgar Nelson
04 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 12:27 (but data presented dynamically)