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♂ Hazen Robert Argue
aliasHazen Argue
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
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Canada 6 2 8
Birth 6 January 1921 → 103 years + 3 months ago
Lived 70 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 5 months
Death 2 October 1991 → 32 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 5 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
Hazen Robert Argue (1921–1991)
© Photo c.1945 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
After losing the leadership race for the newly formed NDP in August 1961 to Tommy Douglas, Argue declared in his concession speech, "No matter what my role is in the years ahead, I shall speak for you. I shall work for you. I shall never let you down." But then he crossed to the Liberal Party in February 1962. He was called to the Senate in 1966 and served there until his death in 1991.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1966–1991) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
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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 17 9 20

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 24
CCF
 1 Party leader 39–40 11 Aug 1960 — 02 Aug 1961 0 11 22
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 59–63 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Jun 1984 4 3 26
 2. Canadian Wheat Board [Agriculture]

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Frank F. Hamilton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ W. Ross Thatcher  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles W. Johnson  m 
⊖ Lawrence E. Watson  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 18,101 Votes: 16,131 Participation: 89.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23361(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
24
CCF
 1/3 7,772 48.18% +2,131 Loser:
LIB
 5,641 34.97% Charles W. Johnson

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,042 Votes: 18,511 Participation: 83.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
CCF
 1/4 8,442 45.85% +1,584 Loser:
LIB
 6,858 37.24% Raymond A. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,506 Votes: 20,498 Participation: 77.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23913(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CCF
 1/4 10,596 52.01% +3,378 Loser:
LIB
 7,218 35.43% Elmer W. Meek

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,704 Votes: 22,193 Participation: 86.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24199(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CCF
 1/4 10,389 47.04% +1,527 Loser:
LIB
 8,862 40.13% W. Ross Thatcher

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,704 Votes: 21,637 Participation: 84.18% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Saskatchewan
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24465(F) — 28 Jun 2023 11:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CCF
 1/3 9,104 42.08% +2,744 Loser:
PC
 6,360 29.39% W.J. Ferguson
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 40
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
20 Feb 1962 41
NDP
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,287 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Saskatchewan
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24742(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 7,739 36.36% +353 Loser:
PC
 7,386 34.70% Lawrence E. Watson

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,962 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Saskatchewan
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25006(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
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 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LIB
 2/4 7,311 34.88% -2,082 Winner:
PC
 9,393 44.81% Lawrence E. Watson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,444 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25275(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/4 7,294 35.68% -619 Winner:
PC
 7,913 38.71% Lawrence E. Watson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Argue, Hazen Robert (1921-91)		 09 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hazen Robert Argue, P.C., Senator		 09 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hazen Robert Argue, C.P., sénateur		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hazen Argue		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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