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♂ Samuel J. Latta
aliasSamuel J. Latta
Record
34376 · 9134

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 2 7
Birth 3 April 1866 → 158 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years
First mandate 11 July 1912 → 111 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 3 months
Death 22 April 1946 → 78 years ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 10 months after 5 June 1929
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 16 9 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. Anderson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Jacob Benson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,292 Votes: 2,108 Participation: 64.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31108(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 904 42.88% -300 Winner:
PRP
 1,204 57.12% Thomas A. Anderson
Eligible: 3,418 Votes: 2,242 Participation: 65.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31131(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,449 64.63% +656 Loser:
CONS
 793 35.37% Thomas A. Anderson

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,845 Votes: 3,867 Participation: 66.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31201(F) — 9 Mar 2022 11:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 2,340 60.51% +813 Loser:
CONS
 1,527 39.49% John J. Cameron
After his election:
1 Oct 1917 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,845 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
6 November 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31308(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31266(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,634 Votes: 4,546 Participation: 68.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31345(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 2,503 55.06% +460 Loser:
CONS
 2,043 44.94% Gustavus Mackay

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,951 Votes: 6,019 Participation: 86.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 31466(F) — 27 Oct 2023 13:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/2 2,498 41.50% -1,023 Winner:
PROG
 3,521 58.50% Jacob Benson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Latta, Samuel John 1866 – 1946 (p. 21)		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel John Latta		 10 Sep 2023

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