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♂ James Garfield Gardiner
aliasJames Garfield Gardiner
Record
21995 · 6565

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 93%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Saskatchewan 7 0 7
Total 13 1 14
Birth 30 November 1883 → 140 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 1 month
First mandate 25 June 1914 → 109 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 6 months
Death 12 January 1962 → 62 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 9 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
James Garfield Gardiner (1883–1962)
© Photo 1950 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ J. Wilfrid Gardiner (1924–2002) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 22 2 17
Saskatchewan 21 2 11 Z
TOTAL 43 4 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 6–8
LIB
 1 Party leader 42–51 25 Feb 1926 — 30 Oct 1935 9 8 5
2. SK 6–7
LIB
 1 Premier 42–45 26 Feb 1926 — 08 Sep 1929 3 6 13
3. SK 7
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 45–50 09 Sep 1929 — 25 May 1934 4 8 16
4. SK 8
LIB
 2 Premier 50–51 19 Jun 1934 — 31 Oct 1935 1 4 12
5. CA 18–22
LIB
 1 Minister 51–73 04 Nov 1935 — 20 Jun 1957 21 7 16
6. CA 19
LIB
 1 Minister 56–57 12 Jul 1940 — 10 Jun 1941 0 10 29
 5. Agriculture
 6. National War Services

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 15  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William J. (Jim) Arthurs  m 
⊖ William Irvine  m 
⊖ Percy E. Wright  m 
 		 ⊖ John S. Burton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James N. Ormiston  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,241 Votes: 2,062 Participation: 92.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31179(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 1,171 56.79% +280 Loser:
CONS
 891 43.21% William E. Reade

Service: 3 years (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,071 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31213(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 1,827 59.49% +583 Loser:
CONS
 1,244 40.51% George W. Balfour

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31277(F) — 9 Mar 2022 12:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Apr 1922 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
5 June 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31317(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,172 Votes: 3,904 Participation: 75.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31355(F) — 9 Mar 2022 13:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 2,370 60.71% +836 Loser:
PROG
 1,534 39.29% Caleb H. Fisher

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,435 Votes: 4,603 Participation: 84.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31476(F) — 27 Oct 2023 20:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 2,752 59.79% +1,304 Loser:
CONS
 1,448 31.46% Walter Weston
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 45
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,394 Votes: 8,423 Participation: 89.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31538(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 4,989 59.23% +3,059 Loser:
CONS
 1,930 22.91% Elisha F. Scharf
After his election:
1 Nov 1935 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,394 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
9 December 1935
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31571(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Ernest W. Gerrand
Eligible: 18,833 Votes: 10,999 Participation: 58.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
6 January 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 7,282 66.21% +3,565 Loser:
CCF
 3,717 33.79% William Irvine

Service: 4 years 2 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,935 Votes: 21,037 Participation: 84.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23089(F) — 5 Sep 2022 23:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 10,158 48.29% +1,116 Loser:
CCF
 9,042 42.98% Louise Lucas

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,376 Votes: 20,162 Participation: 90.11% Candidacies: 2
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23349(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 10,095 50.07% +28 Loser:
CCF
 10,067 49.93% Helmer J. Benson

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,221 Votes: 19,092 Participation: 85.92% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23610(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 11,120 58.61% +4,732 Loser:
CCF
 6,388 33.67% William J. (Jim) Arthurs

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,090 Votes: 20,167 Participation: 83.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23921(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/4 10,024 50.02% +1,932 Loser:
CCF
 8,092 40.38% Percy E. Wright

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,021 Votes: 19,653 Participation: 85.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24204(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
 1/4 7,949 40.63% +359 Loser:
CCF
 7,590 38.80% John S. Burton

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,021 Votes: 19,811 Participation: 86.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24470(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
74
LIB
 3/3 5,673 28.64% -2,767 Winner:
PC
 8,440 42.60% James N. Ormiston

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Gardiner, James Garfield (1883-1962)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. James Garfield Gardiner, P.C., M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. James Garfield Gardiner, C.P., député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Gardiner, James Garfield 1883 – 1962 (p. 12)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Garfield Gardiner		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Garfield Gardiner		 24 Mar 2024

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