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♂ William G. Davies
aliasWilliam G. Davies
Record
14597 · 3431

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 0 4
Birth 11 February 1916 → 108 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 June 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 4 months
Death 9 November 1999 → 24 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 4 months after 22 June 1971
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 14 11 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Dempster H.R. Heming  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon T. Snyder  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 18,482 Votes: 27,757 Participation: 75.09% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31809(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
CCF
 2/8 6,756 48.68% +2,234 Loser:
IND
 4,522 32.58% Richard N. Lillico

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CCF
 1/8 6,794 44.88% +2,793 Loser:
LIB
 4,001 26.43% Louis J. Genesove
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 45
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
48
NCCF
 1/5 7,749 49.10% +634 Loser:
PC
 7,115 45.08% Daniel J. Patterson

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,398 Votes: 8,445 Participation: 74.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13331(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NCCF
 1/3 4,674 55.35% +2,259 Loser:
LIB
 2,415 28.60% Harry P. Swarbrick
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 51
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
NPD
 6,461 63.64% Gordon T. Snyder

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Davies, William Gwynne 1916 – 1999 (p. 8)		 09 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Gwynne Davies		 09 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 16:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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