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♂ Allan Emrys Blakeney
aliasAllan Emrys Blakeney
Record
5287 · 3390

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 8 0 8
Birth 7 September 1925 → 98 years + 7 months ago
Lived 85 years + 7 months
First mandate 8 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 16 April 2011 → 13 years ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 26 days after 21 March 1988
Special notes
None
 
Allan Emrys Blakeney (1925–2011)
© Photo 2009 Ian Capstick — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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 27 9 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 16–21
NPD
 1 Party leader 44–62 04 Jul 1970 — 06 Nov 1987 17 4 2
2. SK 16
NPD
 1 Opposition Leader 45 16 Feb 1971 — 25 May 1971 0 3 9
3. SK 17–19
NPD
 1 Premier 45–56 23 Jun 1971 — 25 Apr 1982 10 10 2
4. SK 20–21
NDP
 2 Opposition Leader 56–62 17 Jun 1982 — 06 Nov 1987 5 4 20

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ William C. Beeching  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Johnson  m 
⊖ Edward C. Whelan  m 
 		 ⊖ Marjorie A. Cooper  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ 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
34
CCF
 2/19 22,382 42.57% +5,720 Loser:
LIB
 16,662 31.69% Frederick W. Johnson
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 35
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,635 Votes: 36,735 Participation: 81.14% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31940(F) — 25 Sep 2022 12:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NCCF
 1/5 9,076 49.41% +1,306 Loser:
LIB
 7,770 42.30% Alex Cochrane

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,119 Votes: 7,645 Participation: 75.55% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13342(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NCCF
 1/4 4,363 57.07% +1,921 Loser:
LIB
 2,442 31.94% Pat McKerral
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 42
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,599 Votes: 14,056 Participation: 79.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13279(F) — 11 Oct 2021 23:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
NPD
 1/2 9,804 69.75% +5,552 Loser:
LIB
 4,252 30.25% Ben Freitag

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,387 Votes: 6,978 Participation: 74.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9111(F) — 11 Oct 2021 23:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
NPD
 1/3 4,096 58.99% +2,622 Loser:
LIB
 1,474 21.23% Donna Welke

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,209 Votes: 6,266 Participation: 76.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9151(F) — 11 Oct 2021 23:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
NPD
 1/3 4,390 70.40% +3,140 Loser:
PC
 1,250 20.04% Christine Whitaker

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,658 Votes: 7,517 Participation: 77.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10688(F) — 12 Oct 2021 00:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
NDP
 1/3 4,139 55.48% +1,073 Loser:
PC
 3,066 41.10% J. Ross Reibling

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,366 Votes: 7,482 Participation: 79.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10753(F) — 12 Mar 2022 14:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
NDP
 1/3 5,288 70.90% +3,610 Loser:
PC
 1,678 22.50% Al Empringham
After his election:
21 Mar 1988 62
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 5 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,670 Votes: 5,572 Participation: 64.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
4 May 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13797(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
NDP
 4,309 77.33% Dwain M. Lingenfelter

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Brian Topp, Policy Options (1 June 2012), Allan Blakeney: Deftly navigating thunderstorms		 23 Mar 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Allan Blakeney		 23 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Allan Emrys Blakeney		 23 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Blakeney, Allan E. (1925-2011)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Blakeney, Allan Emrys 1925 – 2011 (p. 3)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Allan Blakeney		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Allan Blakeney		 23 Mar 2024

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