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♂ William Richard Motherwell
aliasWilliam Richard Motherwell
Record
44977 · 6758

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 73%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
North-Western Territories 0 2 2
Total 11 4 15
Birth 6 January 1860 → 164 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 13 December 1905 → 118 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 11 months
Death 24 May 1943 → 80 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 1 month after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
William Richard Motherwell (1860–1943)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — 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 18 2 1
Saskatchewan 11 9 23 Z
TOTAL 29 11 25

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14–15
LIB
 1 Minister 61–66 29 Dec 1921 — 28 Jun 1926 4 5 30
2. CA 16
LIB
 2 Minister 66–70 25 Sep 1926 — 06 Aug 1930 3 10 12
 1. Agriculture
 2. Agriculture

Electoral history

Races 15  
Path points 17  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Oliver R. Gould  m 
⊖ Donald H. McDonald  m 
⊖ William Sutherland  m 
 		 ⊖ Murdoch A. MacPherson  m 
⊖ John A. McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 566 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30529(F) — 20 Jan 2023 21:11 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
IND
 3/3 71 12.54% -241 Winner:
IND
 312 55.12% William Sutherland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 539 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
7 December 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30652(F) — 17 Sep 2023 16:03 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
IND
 2/2 157 29.13% -225 Winner:
IND
 382 70.87% Donald H. McDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,540 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Saskatchewan
13 December 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30630(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 872 56.62% +204 Loser:
PRP
 668 43.38% Henry Rutledge

Service: 2 years 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,118 Votes: 1,838 Participation: 86.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31113(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 848 46.14% -142 Winner:
PRP
 990 53.86% John A. McDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,220 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
7 December 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31118(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 847 69.43% +474 Loser:
IND
 373 30.57% Sinclair Elliott

Service: 3 years 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,277 Votes: 1,919 Participation: 58.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31166(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,004 52.32% +89 Loser:
CONS
 915 47.68% James M. Toombs

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,933 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31199(F) — 9 Mar 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 2,595 52.60% +257 Loser:
CONS
 2,338 47.40% Edward G. Walker
After his election:
1 Feb 1918 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 7 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,200 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
27 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21511(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:30 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 2,488 24.39% -5,224 Winner:
UF
 7,712 75.61% Oliver R. Gould
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
15 November 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31314(F) — 25 Sep 2022 18:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
IF
 Acclam. Wesley H. Harvey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,341 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21748(F) — 27 Aug 2023 12:36 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 7,786 44.90% +1,778 Loser:
NLCP
 6,008 34.65% Murdoch A. MacPherson
After his election:
29 Dec 1921 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
19 January 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21767(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,230 Votes: 9,299 Participation: 57.30% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22032(F) — 26 Jun 2023 15:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 5,305 57.05% +3,003 Loser:
PROG
 2,302 24.76% William J. Hepburn
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 66
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,230 Votes: 11,742 Participation: 72.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22268(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 7,946 67.67% +4,150 Loser:
LC
 3,796 32.33% John A.M. Patrick
After his election:
11 Oct 1926 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,230 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22294(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,667 Votes: 14,227 Participation: 85.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22542(F) — 10 Sep 2022 15:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/3 6,965 48.96% +2,924 Loser:
LC
 4,041 28.40% George N. Hart

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,175 Votes: 18,355 Participation: 79.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22814(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
LIB
 1/4 8,726 47.54% +4,999 Loser:
SC
 3,727 20.31% Holger Munch

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,935 Votes: 21,037 Participation: 84.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23089(F) — 5 Sep 2022 23:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
80		 Successor:
LIB
 10,158 48.29% James G. Gardiner

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
William Richard Motherwell		 24 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Motherwell, William Richard		 24 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Motherwell, William Richard (1860- 1943)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Richard Motherwell, P.C., M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Richard Motherwell, C.P., député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Motherwell, William Richard 1860 – 1943 (p. 28)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Richard Motherwell		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Richard Motherwell		 24 Mar 2024

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