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♂ Arthur L. Smith
aliasArthur L. Smith
Record
57420 · 3484

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 1 3 4
Birth 14 June 1919 → 104 years + 10 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 April 1982 → 42 years + 8 days ago
↳ at age 62 years + 10 months
Death 11 November 2002 → 21 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 23 days after 19 October 1986
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 4 5 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Lorne A. Calvert  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon T. Snyder  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 9,939 Votes: 7,378 Participation: 74.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9090(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
55
PC
 2/3 1,857 25.34% -2,093 Winner:
NPD
 3,950 53.90% Gordon T. Snyder
Eligible: 10,424 Votes: 7,667 Participation: 73.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9140(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
59
PC
 2/3 2,408 31.53% -2,104 Winner:
NPD
 4,512 59.09% Gordon T. Snyder
Eligible: 11,094 Votes: 8,664 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10677(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
62
PC
 1/4 4,110 47.67% +202 Loser:
NDP
 3,908 45.33% Gordon T. Snyder

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,521 Votes: 8,551 Participation: 74.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10742(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
PC
 2/4 2,823 33.27% -2,136 Winner:
NDP
 4,959 58.45% Lorne A. Calvert

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Smith, Arthur Leslie 1919 – 2002 (p. 34)		 11 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith		 11 Sep 2023

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