Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

David J. Wylie
aliasDavid J. Wylie
Record
66390 · 9072

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 3 1 4
North-Western Territories 0 1 1
Total 3 3 6
Birth c. 1859 → 165 years ago
Lived ± 73 years
First mandate 13 December 1905 → 118 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
Death 26 September 1932 → 91 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 3 months after 25 June 1917
Special notes
None
 

David J. Wylie (c.1859–1932)
No photo available
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
Saskatchewan 11 6 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
Alexander J. Colquhoun  m 
Neil H. McTaggart  m 
 
Horace A. Greeley  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 405 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
5
North-Western Territories
21 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Majority
ID: 30612(F) — 7 Oct 2023 11:59 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±43
LIB
2/2 190 46.91% -25 Winner:
LICO
215 53.09% Horace A. Greeley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 995 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Saskatchewan
13 December 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30626(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±46
PRP
1/2 555 55.78% +115 Loser:
LIB
440 44.22% John Dixon

Service:
2 years 8 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 918 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2
Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31109(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±49
PRP
1/2 613 66.78% +308 Loser:
LIB
305 33.22% William R. Abbott

Service:
3 years 10 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,216 Votes: 1,161 Participation: 52.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3
Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31133(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±53
CONS
1/2 669 57.62% +177 Loser:
LIB
492 42.38% N.L. Robson

Service:
4 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,173 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31204(F) — 9 Mar 2022 11:48 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
±58
CONS
2/2 1,944 46.59% -285 Winner:
LIB
2,229 53.41% Alexander J. Colquhoun
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
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±62
NLCP
2/2 3,672 21.58% -9,672 Winner:
PROG
13,344 78.42% Neil H. McTaggart

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
David James "Fighting Joe" Wylie Sr.
29 Dec 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Wylie, David James 1859 – 1932 (p. 42)
29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
David James Wylie
29 Dec 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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