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♂ Samuel J. Donaldson
aliasSamuel J. Donaldson
Record
16518 · 6716

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Saskatchewan 3 1 4
Total 4 1 5
Birth 12 March 1856 → 168 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years
First mandate 2 April 1907 → 117 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 51 years
Death 14 March 1926 → 98 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 2 months after 16 December 1917
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 2 10 14
Saskatchewan 7 8 28 Z
TOTAL 10 7 12

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew Knox  m 
 		 ⊖ Peter D. Tyerman  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 727 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Saskatchewan
13 December 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30631(F) — 17 Sep 2023 23:44 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
PRP
 2/2 316 43.47% -95 Winner:
LIB
 411 56.53% Peter D. Tyerman
Eligible: inc. Votes: 576 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Saskatchewan
2 April 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30660(F) — 17 Sep 2023 23:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PRP
 1/2 316 54.86% +56 Loser:
LIB
 260 45.14% Peter D. Tyerman

Service: 1 year 4 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,013 Votes: 719 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31085(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PRP
 1/2 447 62.17% +175 Loser:
LIB
 272 37.83% Andrew Knox

Service: 3 years 10 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,501 Votes: 821 Participation: 54.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31170(F) — 9 Mar 2022 08:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 478 58.22% +135 Loser:
LIB
 343 41.78% Alexander McOwan
After his election:
1 Jan 1915 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 5 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
1 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21268(F) — 1 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 61
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 10 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,319 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
10 May 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31181(F) — 2 Aug 2023 17:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 1,667 71.88% Edgar S. Clinch
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,588 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21485(F) — 13 Oct 2023 21:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
UNIL
 6,589 68.72% Andrew Knox

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel James Donaldson		 16 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel James Donaldson		 16 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Donaldson, Samuel James 1856 – 1926 (p. 9)		 16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel James Donaldson		 16 Sep 2023

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Rev.: 16 Sep 2023 10:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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