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♂ William John Patterson
aliasWilliam John Patterson
Record
48461 · 9236

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 8 0 8
Birth 13 May 1886 → 137 years + 11 months ago
Lived 90 years
First mandate 9 June 1921 → 102 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 10 June 1976 → 47 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 2 months after 2 April 1949
Special notes
None
 
William John Patterson (1886–1976)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Saskatchewan (1951–1958)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 27 8 16 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 8–10
LIB
 1 Party leader 49–60 31 Oct 1935 — 05 Aug 1946 10 9 5
2. SK 8–9
LIB
 1 Premier 49–58 01 Nov 1935 — 14 Jun 1944 8 7 13
3. SK 10
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 58–62 19 Oct 1944 — 19 May 1948 3 7 0

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Samson W. Arthur  m 
 		 ⊖ Gladys G.M. Strum  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,387 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31281(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 1,624 47.95% +94 Loser:
IND
 1,530 45.17% Thomas Harkness

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,796 Votes: 3,171 Participation: 66.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31359(F) — 9 Mar 2022 13:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 2,046 64.52% +921 Loser:
PROG
 1,125 35.48% Elias P. St. John
After his election:
15 Feb 1926 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
18 March 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31435(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,092 Votes: 4,297 Participation: 84.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31480(F) — 27 Oct 2023 20:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,507 58.34% +717 Loser:
CONS
 1,790 41.66% Frederick G. Leggett
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 43
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,437 Votes: 8,449 Participation: 89.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31521(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 4,222 49.97% +2,070 Loser:
FLG
 2,152 25.47% Donald K. Cameron

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,948 Votes: 7,950 Participation: 88.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31576(F) — 13 Oct 2021 11:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 4,473 56.26% +996 Loser:
CCF
 3,477 43.74% Gladys G.M. Strum

Service: 6 years 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,101 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31630(F) — 13 Oct 2021 11:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 3,210 45.20% +6 Loser:
CCF
 3,204 45.12% Gladys G.M. Strum

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,737 Votes: 8,609 Participation: 88.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31683(F) — 10 Mar 2022 18:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 4,687 54.44% +1,265 Loser:
CCF
 3,422 39.75% Ralph Hjertaas
After his election:
2 Apr 1949 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,737 Votes: 7,769 Participation: 79.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
10 November 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31731(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 4,200 54.06% Rosscoe A. McCarthy

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Patterson, William John (1886-1976)		 25 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Patterson, William John 1886 – 1976 (p. 30)		 25 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William John Patterson		 25 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William John Patterson		 25 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Mar 2024 23:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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