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♂ John F. Johnston
aliasJohn F. Johnston
Record
30285 · 6742

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Birth 16 July 1876 → 147 years + 9 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 5 months
Death 9 May 1948 → 75 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 1 month after 25 March 1940
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 17 0 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Walter D. Cowan  m 
⊖ William R. Fansher  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John G. Diefenbaker  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21499(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:48 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
UNIL
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
6 Jun 1919 42
UNIL
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance ()
10 Jul 1920 43
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,577 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21741(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PROG
 1/2 11,024 87.65% +9,471 Loser:
NLCP
 1,553 12.35% Thomas F. Thompson

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,872 Votes: 7,169 Participation: 51.68% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22009(F) — 26 Jun 2023 13:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PROG
 1/3 3,497 48.78% +1,593 Loser:
LC
 1,904 26.56% Stewart Adrain
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 49
PROG
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
3 Feb 1926 49
LIBP
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
29 Jun 1926 49
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,872 Votes: 8,712 Participation: 62.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 5,113 58.69% +1,514 Loser:
LC
 3,599 41.31% William Pound

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,640 Votes: 12,476 Participation: 85.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22538(F) — 10 Sep 2022 15:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 5,383 43.15% -194 Winner:
LC
 5,577 44.70% Walter D. Cowan
Eligible: 19,169 Votes: 15,377 Participation: 80.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22809(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 5,894 38.33% +1,794 Loser:
LC
 4,100 26.66% Allan A. Peters

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,224 Votes: 16,461 Participation: 81.39% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23085(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:39 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/3 5,694 34.59% -280 Winner:
NATG
 5,974 36.29% John G. Diefenbaker

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Johnston, John Frederick (1876-1948)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Frederick Johnston		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Frederick Johnston		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Frederick Johnston		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 13:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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