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♂ William E. Knowles
aliasWilliam E. Knowles
Record
32237 · 6698

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Saskatchewan 2 0 2
Total 5 2 7
Birth 28 November 1872 → 151 years + 5 months ago
Lived 78 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 February 1906 → 118 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 2 months
Death 17 July 1951 → 72 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 3 months after 1 April 1927
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 11 10 7
Saskatchewan 4 9 27 Z
TOTAL 16 8 3

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Baker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert M. Johnson  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward N. Hopkins  m 
⊖ James Pascoe  m 
 
Eligible: 8,569 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
10		 Saskatchewan
6 February 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20752(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,732 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Saskatchewan
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20999(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 3,860 57.99% +1,064 Loser:
CONS
 2,796 42.01% Frank H. Wheeler

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,238 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21226(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 8,285 58.19% +2,332 Loser:
CONS
 5,953 41.81% Samuel K. Rathwell

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,812 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21484(F) — 23 Jan 2022 21:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
UNIO
 8,866 75.06% James A. Calder
Eligible: 5,210 Votes: 3,489 Participation: 66.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
10 June 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31309(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,958 56.12% +427 Loser:
LAB
 1,531 43.88% William G. Baker

Service: 2 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,851 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31272(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
ICON
 2,924 49.34% James Pascoe
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,416 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21744(F) — 24 Jan 2022 08:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 5,815 35.42% -929 Winner:
PROG
 6,744 41.08% Robert M. Johnson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,322 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
10 April 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21780(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 7,362 45.10% -1,598 Winner:
PROG
 8,960 54.90% Edward N. Hopkins
Eligible: 10,097 Votes: 14,330 Participation: 74.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31351(F) — 29 Jan 2023 14:47 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 2/4 4,095 57.15% +1,286 Loser:
CONS
 2,809 39.20% James Pascoe
After his election:
1 Apr 1927 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,097 Votes: 6,229 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
17 May 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31442(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 3,922 62.96% William G. Ross

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Erskine Knowles, K.C., M.P.		 10 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Erskine Knowles, C.R., député		 10 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Knowles, William Erskine 1872 – 1951 (p. 19)		 10 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Erskine Knowles		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Erskine Knowles		 10 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Sep 2023 15:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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