Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

George B. Johnston
aliasGeorge B. Johnston
Record
30262 · 9261

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Saskatchewan 4 0 4
Birth 21 March 1865 → 159 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 74 years
First mandate 14 August 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
Death c. 1940 → 84 years ago
Exit → Death ± 14 years + 7 months after 1 June 1925
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 16 9 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
Thomas Sanderson  m 
 

 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,888 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2
Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31078(F) — 17 Sep 2023 21:18 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
43
PRP
1/2 1,000 52.97% +112 Loser:
LIB
888 47.03% Thomas Sanderson

Service:
3 years 10 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,647 Votes: 1,464 Participation: 55.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3
Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31168(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
1/2 818 55.87% +172 Loser:
CONS
646 44.13% Thomas C. Spence

Service:
4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,076 Votes: 2,670 Participation: 65.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31205(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
1/2 1,661 62.21% +652 Loser:
CONS
1,009 37.79% John Alex. McDonald

Service:
3 years 11 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,989 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31270(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/2 1,846 61.76% +703 Loser:
IND
1,143 38.24% John Alex. McDonald

Service:
3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,307 Votes: 3,626 Participation: 57.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6
Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31349(F) — 16 Sep 2023 14:14 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60
Successor:
LIB
1,469 40.51% Olin D. Hill

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Johnston, George Balfour 1865 – 1940 (p. 18)
16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Balfour Johnson
16 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Sep 2023 15:53 (but data presented dynamically)