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♂ John L. Solomon
aliasJohn L. Solomon
Record
57963 · 581

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Saskatchewan 3 1 4
Total 5 2 7
Birth 23 May 1950
Age 73 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 October 1979 → 44 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 5 months ago (26 November 2000)
Special notes
None
 
John L. Solomon (1950– )
© Photo 1997 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 1 0
Saskatchewan 9 4 19 Z
TOTAL 16 5 19

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Anita Bergman  f 
⊖ Larry Spencer  m 
 		 ⊕ Edward C. (Ted) Malone  m 
⊖ William M. Sveinson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 13,463 Votes: 7,025 Participation: 52.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
17 October 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13244(F) — 13 Oct 2021 14:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
NPD
 1/3 3,354 47.74% +1,143 Loser:
LIB
 2,211 31.47% Edward C. (Ted) Malone

Service: 2 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,515 Votes: 11,803 Participation: 87.33% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10691(F) — 12 Mar 2022 12:42 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
NDP
 2/4 4,509 38.30% -2,288 Winner:
PC
 6,797 57.73% William M. Sveinson
Eligible: 15,751 Votes: 13,705 Participation: 87.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10757(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
36
NDP
 1/4 7,970 58.27% +3,453 Loser:
PC
 4,517 33.02% Alvin Law

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,602 Votes: 9,341 Participation: 88.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
21 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13412(F) — 12 Mar 2022 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
NDP
 1/3 5,660 60.73% +2,990 Loser:
LIB
 2,670 28.65% Liz Calvert
After his election:
1 Sep 1993 43
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,311 Votes: 36,102 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3438(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
NDP
 1/6 12,879 35.85% +1,025 Loser:
LIB
 11,854 33.00% Anita Bergman

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,463 Votes: 4,498 Participation: 42.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
4 February 1994
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13800(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 2,566 57.05% Anita Bergman
Eligible: 45,296 Votes: 30,076 Participation: 66.40% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3137(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/5 12,677 42.28% +4,335 Loser:
REF
 8,342 27.83% G.A. Gerry Fuller

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,570 Votes: 29,418 Participation: 63.17% Candidacies: 3
Federal
37		 Saskatchewan
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2836(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:45 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 2/3 12,424 42.40% -161 Winner:
CA
 12,585 42.94% Larry Spencer

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. John Lewis Solomon, M.P.		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur John Lewis Solomon, député		 02 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Solomon, John Lewis 1950 –  (p. 35)		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Solomon (Canadian politician)		 02 Mar 2024

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