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♂ John Nilson
aliasJohn Nilson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 0 5
Birth 9 July 1951
Age 72 years + 9 months
First mandate 21 June 1995 → 28 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 1 month ago (3 April 2016)
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 20 9 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 27
NDP
 1 ✓ Party leader 60–61 19 Nov 2011 — 08 Mar 2013 1 3 17
2. SK 27
NDP
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 60–61 05 Dec 2011 — 08 Mar 2013 1 3 3

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 11,970 Votes: 8,879 Participation: 74.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Saskatchewan
21 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13477(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
NDP
 1/3 4,808 54.69% +1,452 Loser:
LIB
 3,356 38.18% Garry Johnson

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,828 Votes: 8,601 Participation: 72.72% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Saskatchewan
16 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13529(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/5 4,207 49.31% +2,034 Loser:
LIB
 2,173 25.47% Karen Pedersen

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,481 Votes: 8,800 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Saskatchewan
5 November 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13587(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NDP
 1/4 4,988 56.91% +3,113 Loser:
LIB
 1,875 21.39% David Brundige

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,028 Votes: 9,085 Participation: 90.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Saskatchewan
7 November 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SKP  Majority
ID: 13646(F) — 13 Mar 2022 11:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/4 4,323 47.67% +1,391 Loser:
SKP
 2,932 32.33% Raynelle Wilson

Service: 3 years 11 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,161 Votes: 8,114 Participation: 72.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Saskatchewan
7 November 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SKP  Majority
ID: 13704(F) — 13 Mar 2022 12:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
NDP
 1/3 3,908 48.37% +146 Loser:
SKP
 3,762 46.56% Bob Hawkins

Service: 4 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,029 Votes: 7,743 Participation: 64.37% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Saskatchewan
4 April 2016
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SKP  Majority
ID: 13762(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
NDP
 4,358 56.49% Carla Beck

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Nilson, John Thomas 1951 –  (p. 29)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Nilson		 17 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Nilson		 17 Sep 2023

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