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♂ Jacob Benson
aliasJake Benson
Record
4181 · 9135

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 4 2 6
Total 4 3 7
Birth 13 March 1892 → 132 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 94 years
First mandate 6 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 2 months
Death c. 1987 → 37 years ago
Exit → Death ± 34 years + 6 months after 10 June 1952
Special notes
None
 

Jacob Benson (1892–c.1987)
No image 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 19 0 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Russell Brown  m 
⊖ John Hnatyshyn  m 
⊖ Martin Kelln  m 
⊖ Henry P. Mang  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Wilfrid Gardiner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Guy H. Hummel  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Samuel J. Latta  m 
⊖ George W. McPhee  m 
 
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
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31466(F) — 27 Oct 2023 13:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PROG
 1/2 3,521 58.50% +1,023 Loser:
LIB
 2,498 41.50% Samuel J. Latta
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 37
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Jun 1931 39
PROG
 →
FLG
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,453 Votes: 6,779 Participation: 90.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31533(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
FLG
 2/3 2,709 39.96% -23 Winner:
LIB
 2,732 40.30% Guy H. Hummel
Eligible: 23,206 Votes: 15,743 Participation: 67.84% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22826(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
CCF
 2/3 4,129 26.23% -3,362 Winner:
LIB
 7,491 47.58% George W. McPhee
Eligible: 9,733 Votes: 8,490 Participation: 87.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31588(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
CCF
 1/4 3,299 38.86% +131 Loser:
LIB
 3,168 37.31% Guy H. Hummel

Service: 6 years 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,391 Votes: 7,148 Participation: 85.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31642(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CCF
 1/3 3,803 53.20% +1,739 Loser:
LIB
 2,064 28.88% Henry P. Mang

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,361 Votes: 7,975 Participation: 85.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31695(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CCF
 1/3 3,755 47.08% +754 Loser:
LIB
 3,001 37.63% J. Wilfrid Gardiner
After his election:
1 Jan 1950 57
CCF
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,457 Votes: 7,757 Participation: 82.02% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31751(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
IND
 3/4 1,087 14.01% -2,396 Winner:
CCF
 3,483 44.90% Russell Brown

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Jacob Benson		 02 May 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Benson, Jacob 1892 – 1987 (p. 3)		 02 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jacob Benson		 02 May 2024

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