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♂ Donald Laing
aliasDonald Laing
Record
33304 · 9308

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 3 2 5
Birth 24 May 1883 → 140 years + 11 months ago
Lived ± 91 years
First mandate 9 November 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 5 months
Death c. 1975 → 49 years ago
Exit → Death ± 30 years + 6 months after 14 June 1944
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 12 6 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert L. Hanbidge  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Wellbelove  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank E. Jaenicke  m 
 
Eligible: 5,580 Votes: 4,100 Participation: 73.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
9 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31440(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,311 56.37% +522 Loser:
PROG
 1,789 43.63% Harvey McGowan

Service: 2 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,206 Votes: 5,437 Participation: 87.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 31463(F) — 27 Oct 2023 14:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 2,320 42.67% -797 Winner:
CONS
 3,117 57.33% Robert L. Hanbidge
Eligible: 6,787 Votes: 6,155 Participation: 90.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31530(F) — 24 Sep 2022 19:43 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
LIB
 1/3 2,651 43.07% +863 Loser:
CONS
 1,788 29.05% Robert L. Hanbidge

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,974 Votes: 6,835 Participation: 85.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31586(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 3,298 48.25% +962 Loser:
SC
 2,336 34.18% Robert M. Goodwin

Service: 6 years 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,556 Votes: 6,546 Participation: 86.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31640(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 2,377 36.31% -859 Winner:
CCF
 3,236 49.43% John Wellbelove

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Laing, Donald 1883 – 1975 (p. 20)		 16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald Laing		 16 Sep 2023

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