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♂ Percy E. Wright
aliasPercy E. Wright
Record
66322 · 9004

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 4 November 1892 → 131 years + 5 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 30 September 1980 → 43 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 1 month after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
Percy E. Wright (1892–1980) 200x210
© Photo 1944 — 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 13 4 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James G. Gardiner  m 
⊖ Malcolm McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas R. MacNutt  m 
⊖ James N. Ormiston  m 
 
Eligible: 28,038 Votes: 21,109 Participation: 75.29% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23088(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CCF
 1/3 11,358 53.81% +3,339 Loser:
LIB
 8,019 37.99% Malcolm McLean

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,638 Votes: 21,050 Participation: 85.44% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23348(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CCF
 1/3 9,849 46.79% +4,056 Loser:
PC
 5,793 27.52% Ernest C. Hope

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,619 Votes: 16,620 Participation: 70.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Saskatchewan
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23609(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CCF
 1/3 7,208 43.54% +91 Loser:
LIB
 7,117 43.00% Thomas R. MacNutt

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,090 Votes: 20,167 Participation: 83.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Saskatchewan
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23921(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
CCF
 2/4 8,092 40.38% -1,932 Winner:
LIB
 10,024 50.02% James G. Gardiner

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Percy Ellis Wright		 07 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Percy Ellis Wright		 07 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Percy Wright		 07 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Jan 2024 19:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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