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♂ Walter Davy Cowan
aliasWalter Davy Cowan
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 31 December 1865 → 158 years + 3 months ago
Lived 68 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 11 months
Death 28 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Walter Davy Cowan (1865–1934)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
During his second mandate as a Conservative MP (Long Lake, 1930–1934), Cowan was the provincial treasurer of the Saskatchewan chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. He died in office at the age of 68.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Regina, Saskatchewan (1916–1917)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 1 19

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John F. Johnston  m 
 		 ⊖ William M. Martin  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,637 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21229(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 2/3 4,081 38.37% -1,730 Winner:
LIB
 5,811 54.63% William M. Martin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,162 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
UNIO
 1/2 10,563 80.25% +7,964 Loser:
LL
 2,599 19.75% Andrew MacBeth

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,341 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21748(F) — 27 Aug 2023 12:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 7,786 44.90% William R. Motherwell
Eligible: 14,640 Votes: 12,476 Participation: 85.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22538(F) — 10 Sep 2022 15:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
64
LC
 1/3 5,577 44.70% +194 Loser:
LIB
 5,383 43.15% John F. Johnston
After his election:
28 Sep 1934 68
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 2 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,169 Votes: 15,377 Participation: 80.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22809(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 5,894 38.33% John F. Johnston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Davy Cowan, M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Davy Cowan, député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Walter Davy Cowan		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 23:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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