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♂ William George Bennett
aliasWilliam Bennett
Record
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United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 1 3
Birth 24 June 1874 → 149 years + 10 months ago
Lived 64 years + 5 months
First mandate 9 June 1921 → 102 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
Death 8 December 1938 → 85 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 5 months after 18 June 1934
Special notes
None
 

William George Bennett (1874–1938)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Wolseley, Saskatchewan
Mun./Co. Council Wolseley, Saskatchewan
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 9 0 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert A. Magee  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas D.D. McAfee  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,260 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31274(F) — 10 Sep 2023 19:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
IND
 1/2 2,322 54.51% +384 Loser:
LIB
 1,938 45.49% Robert A. Magee

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,936 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31382(F) — 10 Sep 2023 19:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
CONS
 2/2 2,377 48.16% -182 Winner:
LIB
 2,559 51.84% Thomas D.D. McAfee
Eligible: 6,918 Votes: 5,976 Participation: 86.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31503(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 3,450 57.73% +924 Loser:
LIB
 2,526 42.27% Thomas D.D. McAfee
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 55
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 9,567 Votes: 8,689 Participation: 90.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31548(F) — 24 Sep 2022 20:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 4,130 47.53% Frederick M. Dundas

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William George Bennett		 02 May 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Bennett, William George 1874 – 1938 (p. 3)		 02 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 May 2024 21:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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