Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas John Bentley
aliasThomas John Bentley
Record
4204 · 6577

1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Saskatchewan 3 0 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 3 May 1891 → 132 years + 11 months ago
Lived 92 years
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 1 month
Death 2 June 1983 → 40 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 11 months after 7 June 1960
Special notes
None
 
Thomas John Bentley (1891–1983)
© Photo 1945 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Graham D. Sucha (c. 1986–) Great-grand-nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 0 15
Saskatchewan 10 6 24 Z
TOTAL 14 7 9

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
Royal T. Graham  m 
Harry B. Whiteside  m 
 
Fernand Larochelle  m 
 
Eligible: 19,137 Votes: 16,519 Participation: 86.32% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20
Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23358(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
54
CCF
1/3 7,813 47.30% +1,644 Loser:
LIB
6,169 37.34% Royal T. Graham

Service:
4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,492 Votes: 16,218 Participation: 79.14% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21
Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23619(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CCF
2/3 6,776 42.00% -819 Winner:
LIB
7,595 47.08% Harry B. Whiteside
Eligible: 9,331 Votes: 7,062 Participation: 75.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11
Saskatchewan
10 November 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31732(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
58
CCF
1/3 3,627 51.36% +835 Loser:
LIB
2,792 39.54% Harold M. Haney

Service:
2 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,143 Votes: 6,686 Participation: 82.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31775(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CCF
1/2 3,625 54.22% +564 Loser:
LIB
3,061 45.78% Hans Loken

Service:
4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,218 Votes: 7,078 Participation: 86.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13
Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31827(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
CCF
1/3 3,185 45.00% +640 Loser:
LIB
2,545 35.96% Fernand Larochelle

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,112 Votes: 6,984 Participation: 86.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14
Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31877(F) — 24 Sep 2022 23:59 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69
Successor:
CCF
2,743 39.28% Arthur Kluzak

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas John Bentley, M.P.
23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas John Bentley, député
23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Bentley, Thomas John 1891 – 1983 (p. 3)
23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas John Bentley
23 Mar 2024


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