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♂ William John Berezowsky
aliasWilliam John Berezowsky
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 5 0 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 6 January 1904 → 120 years + 3 months ago
Lived 70 years
First mandate 11 June 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 17 January 1974 → 50 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 6 months after 22 June 1971
Special notes
None
 
William John Berezowsky (1904–1974)
© Photo FindAGrave.com — Public domain
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 0 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John G. Diefenbaker  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,864 Votes: 4,838 Participation: 82.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31741(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CCF
 1/2 2,538 52.46% +238 Loser:
LIB
 2,300 47.54% George W. Newell

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,783 Votes: 4,570 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31792(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CCF
 1/3 2,035 44.53% +431 Loser:
LIB
 1,604 35.10% James H.S. Sanderson

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,219 Votes: 4,566 Participation: 73.42% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31842(F) — 24 Sep 2022 22:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CCF
 1/4 2,030 44.46% +1,002 Loser:
LIB
 1,028 22.51% George A. Anderson
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 57
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,244 Votes: 4,728 Participation: 75.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31894(F) — 25 Sep 2022 11:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
NCCF
 1/3 2,135 45.16% +505 Loser:
LIB
 1,630 34.48% Eldon W. McLachlan

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,296 Votes: 7,275 Participation: 70.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13337(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NCCF
 1/2 4,123 56.67% +971 Loser:
LIB
 3,152 43.33% Eldon W. McLachlan
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 63
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,154 Votes: 12,096 Participation: 79.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13274(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
NPD
 6,624 54.76% Michael Feschuk
Eligible: 42,640 Votes: 32,620 Participation: 76.50% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10383(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
68
NDP
 2/5 9,115 27.94% -10,295 Winner:
PC
 19,410 59.50% John G. Diefenbaker

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William John Berezowsky		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Berezowsky, William John 1904 – 1974 (p. 3)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Berezowsky		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bill Berezowsky		 24 Mar 2024

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