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♂ Alexander M. Nicholson
aliasAlexander M. Nicholson
Record
46150 · 6626

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Saskatchewan 2 1 3
Total 6 4 10
Birth 25 November 1900 → 123 years + 5 months ago
Lived 90 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 12 October 1991 → 32 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 2 days after 10 October 1967
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
Canada 13 10 17
Saskatchewan 7 4 0 Z
TOTAL 21 2 17

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
18 documented challengers
⊖ James R. Barrie  m 
⊖ J. Edward Brockelbank  m 
⊖ Morris T. Cherneskey  m 
⊖ Gladstone M. Ferrie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ramon J. Hnatyshyn  m 
⊖ Harry D. Link  m 
⊖ Maria M. (Sally) Merchant  f 
⊖ Wesley A. Robbins  m 
⊖ Gladys G.M. Strum  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Lewis M. Brand  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Jeffrey Charlebois  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Clarence L.B. Estey  m 
⊖ Robert A. Heggie  m 
⊖ Stanley J. Korchinski  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. MacMillan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Herbert C. Pinder  m 
⊖ Arthur T. Stone  m 
⊖ John R. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 23,634 Votes: 15,339 Participation: 64.90% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22811(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
CCF
 2/4 4,451 29.02% -2,144 Winner:
LIB
 6,595 42.99% John A. MacMillan
Eligible: 28,093 Votes: 20,237 Participation: 72.04% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23086(F) — 10 Sep 2023 15:58 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
CCF
 1/3 10,207 50.44% +996 Loser:
LIB
 9,211 45.52% James R. Barrie

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,193 Votes: 18,066 Participation: 71.71% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23346(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CCF
 1/4 9,037 50.02% +3,731 Loser:
LIB
 5,306 29.37% John A. MacMillan

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,572 Votes: 16,525 Participation: 76.60% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23607(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CCF
 2/5 6,209 37.76% -1,355 Winner:
LIB
 7,564 46.00% Gladstone M. Ferrie
Eligible: 25,352 Votes: 18,392 Participation: 72.55% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23917(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
CCF
 1/5 8,021 43.91% +555 Loser:
LIB
 7,466 40.87% Gladstone M. Ferrie

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,839 Votes: 17,867 Participation: 78.23% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24202(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CCF
 1/4 7,231 40.68% +1,932 Loser:
LIB
 5,299 29.81% Joseph Marshall

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,839 Votes: 17,208 Participation: 75.34% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24468(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
CCF
 2/3 5,559 32.30% -3,579 Winner:
PC
 9,138 53.10% Stanley J. Korchinski
Eligible: 50,300 Votes: 110,428 Participation: 73.18% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31871(F) — 26 Mar 2024 21:30 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
CCF
 2/12 15,877 43.13% +4,295 Loser:
LIB
 11,582 31.47% Herbert C. Pinder
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 60
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,447 Votes: 213,372 Participation: 79.84% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31924(F) — 25 Sep 2022 12:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NCCF
 1/15 16,701 39.14% +940 Loser:
LIB
 15,761 36.93% Clarence L.B. Estey

Service: 3 years 5 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,917 Votes: 12,862 Participation: 76.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13351(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
NCCF
 2/3 5,410 42.06% -686 Winner:
LIB
 6,096 47.40% J. Jeffrey Charlebois

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Malcolm Nicholson, M.P.		 10 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Malcolm Nicholson, député		 10 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Nicholson, Alexander Malcolm 1900 – 1991 (p. 29)		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Malcolm Nicholson		 10 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Sep 2023 16:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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