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♂ Kim Thorson
aliasKim Thorson
Record
61206 · 3466

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 2 4
Birth 2 March 1932
Age 92 years + 2 months
First mandate 20 June 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 48 years + 10 months ago (10 June 1975)
Special notes
None
 
Kim Thorson (1932– )
© Photo 2020 SaskToday — Fair trade
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 7 5 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Kohaly  m 
⊖ Ian H. MacDougall  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert A. Larter  m 
 
Eligible: 12,149 Votes: 10,561 Participation: 86.93% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31823(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
24
CCF
 1/4 3,919 37.11% +601 Loser:
LIB
 3,318 31.42% James W. Cinnamon

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,891 Votes: 11,175 Participation: 86.69% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31873(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
28
CCF
 2/4 3,935 35.21% -1,030 Winner:
LIB
 4,965 44.43% Ian H. MacDougall
Eligible: 11,495 Votes: 8,933 Participation: 77.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
1 December 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13371(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
NPD
 1/2 4,855 54.35% +777 Loser:
LIB
 4,078 45.65% Ian H. MacDougall

Service: 3 years 6 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,373 Votes: 8,345 Participation: 89.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9096(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
NPD
 2/3 2,499 30.05% -1,855 Winner:
PC
 4,354 52.35% Robert A. Larter

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Thorson, Kim 1932 –  (p. 38)		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kim Thorson		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 14:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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