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♂ John Gordon Ross
aliasGordon Ross
Record
53835 · 9001

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 11 October 1891 → 132 years + 6 months ago
Lived 80 years + 10 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years
Death 7 September 1972 → 51 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 2 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
John Gordon Ross (1891–1972)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James H. Ross (1856–1932) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 4 21

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Beynon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert M. Johnson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ W. Ross Thatcher  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward N. Hopkins  m 
⊖ Joseph V. Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: 18,817 Votes: 13,811 Participation: 73.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22015(F) — 26 Jun 2023 15:23 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 5,654 40.94% +298 Loser:
LC
 5,356 38.78% Wellington White
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 34
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,817 Votes: 16,345 Participation: 86.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22269(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 8,487 51.92% +2,427 Loser:
LC
 6,060 37.08% Wellington White

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,825 Votes: 17,641 Participation: 80.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22543(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 8,351 47.34% -939 Winner:
LC
 9,290 52.66% William A. Beynon
Eligible: 21,562 Votes: 16,413 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 7,353 44.80% +2,800 Loser:
LC
 4,553 27.74% William A. Beynon

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,114 Votes: 17,180 Participation: 74.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23090(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 9,373 54.56% +1,566 Loser:
NATG
 7,807 45.44% Joseph V. Patterson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,829 Votes: 20,051 Participation: 84.15% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23350(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 5,862 29.24% -3,969 Winner:
CCF
 9,831 49.03% W. Ross Thatcher

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Gordon Ross, M.P.		 25 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Gordon Ross, député		 25 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
J. Gordon Ross		 25 Apr 2024

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