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♂ John G. Richards
aliasJohn G. Richards
Record
52460 · 3463

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Birth 19 August 1944
Age 79 years + 8 months
First mandate 23 June 1971 → 52 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 48 years + 10 months ago (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 3 11 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ J. Jeffrey Charlebois  m 
⊖ Paul P. Mostoway  m 
 		 ⊖ Morris T. Cherneskey  m 
 
Eligible: 9,807 Votes: 8,340 Participation: 85.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13297(F) — 28 Oct 2023 09:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
NPD
 1/3 4,373 52.43% +1,009 Loser:
LIB
 3,364 40.34% J. Jeffrey Charlebois
After his election:
1 Jun 1973 28
NPD
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,723 Votes: 9,701 Participation: 76.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9103(F) — 26 Mar 2024 21:30 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
30
IND
 4/4 1,492 15.46% -1,625 Winner:
NPD
 3,117 32.30% Paul P. Mostoway

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Richards, John Guyon 1944 –  (p. 32)		 28 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Richards (scholar)		 28 Oct 2023

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