Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Clifford H. Thurston

♂ Clifford H. Thurston
aliasClifford H. Thurston
Record
61250 · 9137

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 3 5
Birth 16 May 1911 → 112 years + 11 months ago
Lived ± 80 years
First mandate 20 June 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 1 month
Death c. 1992 → 32 years ago
Exit → Death ± 27 years + 8 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 7 10 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Darrel V. Heald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph A. Thauberger  m 
 		 ⊕ J. Gary Lane  m 
 
Eligible: 6,862 Votes: 6,010 Participation: 87.58% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31803(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
CCF
 1/4 2,193 36.49% +348 Loser:
LIB
 1,845 30.70% Stephen Grad

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,612 Votes: 6,291 Participation: 82.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31853(F) — 24 Sep 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CCF
 1/4 2,194 34.88% +379 Loser:
LIB
 1,815 28.85% Geoffrey M. Stirton
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 50
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,482 Votes: 6,161 Participation: 82.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31905(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NCCF
 2/3 2,078 33.73% -391 Winner:
LIB
 2,469 40.07% Darrel V. Heald
Eligible: 7,256 Votes: 5,843 Participation: 80.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13324(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
NCCF
 2/3 2,114 36.18% -698 Winner:
LIB
 2,812 48.13% Darrel V. Heald
Eligible: 7,272 Votes: 6,186 Participation: 85.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13277(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
NPD
 2/3 2,743 44.34% -132 Winner:
LIB
 2,875 46.48% J. Gary Lane

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Clifford Honey Thurston		 17 Sep 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Thurston, Clifford Honey 1911 – 1992 (p. 38)		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Clifford Honey Thurston		 17 Sep 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Sep 2023 23:27 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.