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♂ John Archibald Maharg
aliasJohn Archibald Maharg
Record
38695 · 6743

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Saskatchewan 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2
Birth 12 February 1872 → 152 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 23 November 1944 → 79 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 10 months after 10 January 1924
Special notes
None
 
John Archibald Maharg (1872–1944)
© Photo — Public domain
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 3 5 2
Saskatchewan 2 7 1 Z
TOTAL 6 0 3

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 5
IND
 1 Opposition Leader 49–51 08 Dec 1921 — 10 Jan 1924 2 1 2

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
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
ID: 21500(F) — 27 Aug 2022 17:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
UNIO
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Mar 1918 46
UNIO
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
20 May 1921 49
PROG
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31276(F) — 27 Oct 2023 11:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
GOV
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Jun 1921 49
GOV
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
1 Nov 1921 49
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
10 Jan 1924 51
IND
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 7 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,016 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21743(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
PROG
 13,344 78.42% Neil H. McTaggart
Eligible: 6,771 Votes: 3,800 Participation: 56.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31354(F) — 16 Sep 2023 19:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 2,480 65.26% William P. MacLachlan

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Maharg, John Archibald (1872- 1944)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Archibald Maharg, M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Archibald Maharg, député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Maharg, John Archibald 1872 – 1944 (p. 24)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Archibald Maharg		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Mar 2024 19:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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