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♂ Charles Agar
aliasCharles Agar
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 1 6
Birth 5 September 1882 → 141 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 78 years
First mandate 9 June 1921 → 102 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
Death c. January 1961 → 63 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death ± 16 years + 6 months after 14 June 1944
Special notes
None
 
Charles Agar (1882–1961)
© Photo The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
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 23 0 1 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 9
LIB
 1 Speaker 56–61 13 Jan 1939 — 10 May 1944 5 3 27

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James S. Aitken  m 
 		 ⊖ Murdock (Murdo) Cameron  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,551 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31289(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PROG
 1/2 1,330 52.14% +109 Loser:
LIB
 1,221 47.86% Murdock (Murdo) Cameron

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,834 Votes: 2,573 Participation: 53.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31367(F) — 23 Mar 2024 11:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PROG
 1/2 1,314 51.07% +55 Loser:
LIB
 1,259 48.93% M.D. Worden
After his election:
1 Jun 1927 44
PROG
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 5,475 Votes: 4,017 Participation: 73.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31488(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 1,910 47.55% +411 Loser:
CONS
 1,499 37.32% George M. Huffman
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 47
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,100 Votes: 5,951 Participation: 83.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31527(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 2,843 47.77% +1,140 Loser:
CONS
 1,703 28.62% John T. McOrmond

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,433 Votes: 5,996 Participation: 80.67% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31583(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 2,774 46.26% +1,151 Loser:
CONS
 1,623 27.07% John A. Stewart

Service: 6 years 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,299 Votes: 4,940 Participation: 67.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31637(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 1,775 35.93% -497 Winner:
CCF
 2,272 45.99% James S. Aitken

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Agar, Charles (1882-1961)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Agar, Charles 1882 – 1962 (p. 1)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Agar (politician)		 23 Mar 2024

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