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♂ Olaf A. Turnbull
aliasOlaf A. Turnbull
Record
62307 · 9112

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Birth 30 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
Lived 86 years + 2 months
First mandate 8 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 5 months
Death 15 March 2004 → 20 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 10 months after 21 April 1964
Special notes
None
 

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 3 10 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George G. Leith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 8,330 Votes: 7,316 Participation: 87.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31844(F) — 24 Sep 2022 22:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
CCF
 1/4 3,386 46.28% +1,563 Loser:
LIB
 1,823 24.92% George G. Leith
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 43
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,762 Votes: 6,580 Participation: 84.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31896(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NCCF
 2/2 3,263 49.59% -54 Winner:
LIB
 3,317 50.41% George G. Leith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Turnbull, Olaf Alexander 1917 – 2004 (p. 39)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Olaf Turnbull		 17 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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