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♂ Gordon Taylor Snyder
aliasGordon Taylor Snyder
Record
57918 · 3369

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 6 1 7
Birth 17 December 1924 → 99 years + 4 months ago
Lived 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 10 December 2005 → 18 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 7 months after 25 April 1982
Special notes
None
 
Gordon Taylor Snyder (1924–2005)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Fair trade
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 21 10 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Davies  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur L. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 19,825 Votes: 30,278 Participation: 76.36% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31859(F) — 24 Sep 2022 23:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
CCF
 2/8 6,610 43.66% +2,609 Loser:
LIB
 4,001 26.43% Louis J. Genesove
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 36
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,931 Votes: 31,566 Participation: 79.19% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31911(F) — 25 Sep 2022 11:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NCCF
 2/5 7,550 47.84% +435 Loser:
PC
 7,115 45.08% Daniel J. Patterson

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,275 Votes: 6,711 Participation: 81.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13330(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NCCF
 1/3 2,860 42.62% +135 Loser:
LIB
 2,725 40.60% Vic Cole
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 42
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,825 Votes: 10,152 Participation: 79.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13269(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
NPD
 1/2 6,461 63.64% +2,770 Loser:
LIB
 3,691 36.36% Herbert E. Taylor

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,939 Votes: 7,378 Participation: 74.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9090(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NPD
 1/3 3,950 53.90% +2,093 Loser:
PC
 1,857 25.34% Arthur L. Smith

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,424 Votes: 7,667 Participation: 73.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9140(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NPD
 1/3 4,512 59.09% +2,104 Loser:
PC
 2,408 31.53% Arthur L. Smith

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,094 Votes: 8,664 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10677(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
NDP
 2/4 3,908 45.33% -202 Winner:
PC
 4,110 47.67% Arthur L. Smith

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Snyder, Gordon Taylor (1924-2005)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Snyder, Gordon Taylor 1924 – 2005 (p. 35)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Snyder		 27 Mar 2024

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