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♂ Frank Meakes
aliasFrank Meakes
Record
42715 · 3451

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
Birth 20 February 1917 → 107 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 June 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 8 July 1989 → 34 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 28 days after 10 June 1975
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 15 5 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James N. Ormiston  m 
⊕ Arnold B. Tusa  m 
 		 ⊖ George J. Trapp  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,525 Votes: 7,222 Participation: 84.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31828(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
CCF
 1/4 2,757 38.18% +473 Loser:
LIB
 2,284 31.63% Lloyd B. Crawford

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,257 Votes: 6,609 Participation: 80.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31878(F) — 25 Sep 2022 00:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CCF
 1/4 2,457 37.18% +613 Loser:
LIB
 1,844 27.90% Harold K. Van Luven
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 44
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,936 Votes: 6,578 Participation: 82.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31930(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
NCCF
 2/3 2,566 39.01% -126 Winner:
LIB
 2,692 40.92% George J. Trapp
Eligible: 7,335 Votes: 5,715 Participation: 77.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13362(F) — 9 Sep 2023 16:03 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
NCCF
 1/2 3,002 52.53% +289 Loser:
LIB
 2,713 47.47% George J. Trapp
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 50
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,635 Votes: 7,948 Participation: 82.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13293(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NPD
 1/3 4,450 55.99% +1,845 Loser:
LIB
 2,605 32.78% Walter E. Schabel

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,735 Votes: 8,038 Participation: 82.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9081(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
NPD
 3,640 45.36% Gordon S. MacMurchy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Meakes, Frank 1917 – 1989 (p. 27)		 09 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Frank Meakes		 09 Sep 2023

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