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♂ Donald M. Finlayson
aliasDonald M. Finlayson
Record
19818 · 9212

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 6 0 6
Birth 9 August 1854 → 169 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 1 month
First mandate 14 August 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 54 years
Death 30 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 3 months + 12 days after 18 June 1934
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 25 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 1,558 Votes: 1,085 Participation: 69.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31082(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 590 54.38% +95 Loser:
PRP
 495 45.62% Albert E. Craig

Service: 3 years 10 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,188 Votes: 2,007 Participation: 62.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31139(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 1,116 55.61% +225 Loser:
CONS
 891 44.39% J.A. Foley

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,652 Votes: 1,713 Participation: 64.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31245(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 921 53.77% +129 Loser:
CONS
 792 46.23% Daniel Anderson

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 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: 31262(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,995 Votes: 1,584 Participation: 52.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31341(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/2 1,006 63.51% +428 Loser:
PROG
 578 36.49% Arthur H. Hayes

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,633 Votes: 2,668 Participation: 73.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31462(F) — 27 Oct 2023 14:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
LIB
 1/2 1,552 58.17% +436 Loser:
CONS
 1,116 41.83% Hampton E. Storey
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 75
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,828 Votes: 6,499 Participation: 83.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31561(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
79		 Successor:
LIB
 3,411 52.48% Charles A. Ayre

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Finlayson, Donald M. 1854 – 1934 (p. 11)		 27 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald Finlayson		 27 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Donald Finlayson		 27 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Oct 2023 21:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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