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♂ Harris Turner
aliasHarris Turner
Record
62347 · 9088

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 1 3
Birth 3 October 1887 → 136 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 84 years
First mandate 13 October 1917 → 106 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years
Death c. August 1972 → 51 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death ± 47 years + 2 months after 1 June 1925
Special notes
None
 
Harris Turner (1887–1972)
© Photo City of Saskatoon — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (1929–1930)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 7 7 17 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 5
IND
 1 Opposition Leader 36–37 31 Jan 1924 — 09 May 1925 1 3 9

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James T.M. Anderson  m 
⊖ Alexander M. Eddy  m 
⊖ Robert H. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick B. (Barry) Bagshaw  m 
⊖ Archibald P. McNab  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,275 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
13 October 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31240(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
SV
 1/9 3,938 84.91% +2,960 Loser:
SV
 978 21.09% Alexander Ross

Service: 3 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,732 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31288(F) — 26 Mar 2024 23:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
IND
 1/5 4,672 52.70% +793 Loser:
LIB
 3,879 43.75% John A. Valens

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,350 Votes: 22,155 Participation: 72.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31366(F) — 9 Mar 2022 13:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
PROG
 5/5 3,786 34.18% -1,215 Winner:
CONS
 5,001 45.14% James T.M. Anderson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN City of Saskatoon, A Seat on Council: The Alderman, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon, 1903-2006
Turner, Harris (p. 117)		 29 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Turner, Harris 1887 – 1972 (p. 39)		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harris Turner		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 14:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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