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♂ Rupert J. Greaves
aliasRupert J. Greaves
Record
24314 · 9343

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth c. 1881 → 143 years ago
Lived ± 83 years
First mandate 6 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 48 years
Death 10 October 1964 → 59 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 3 months 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 5 0 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Olin D. Hill  m 
⊖ Malcolm McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ John D. MacFarlane  m 
 
Eligible: 16,113 Votes: 8,512 Participation: 52.83% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22020(F) — 26 Jun 2023 15:19 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±44
PROG
 3/3 2,178 25.59% -1,510 Winner:
LIB
 3,688 43.33% Malcolm McLean
Eligible: 7,571 Votes: 5,942 Participation: 78.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31470(F) — 27 Oct 2023 19:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±48
CONS
 1/2 3,411 57.40% +880 Loser:
LIB
 2,531 42.60% Olin D. Hill
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 ±48
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 11,259 Votes: 7,224 Participation: 64.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31537(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±53
CONS
 2/2 3,252 45.02% -720 Winner:
LIB
 3,972 54.98% John D. MacFarlane

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Rupert James Greaves		 27 Oct 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Greaves, Rupert James 1881 – 1964 (p. 14)		 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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