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♂ Wilhelm H. Paulson
aliasWilhelm H. Paulson
Record
48539 · 9348

Icelandic-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 0 5
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 14 August 1857 → 166 years + 8 months ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 July 1912 → 111 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 10 months
Death 25 April 1935 → 89 years ago
Exit → Death 10 months + 7 days 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 18 6 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Baldwin L. Baldwinson  m 
 		 ⊖ Alfred E. Bence  m 
 
Eligible: 2,693 Votes: 1,637 Participation: 60.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Manitoba
11 July 1910
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36953(F) — 19 Mar 2022 23:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 2/3 450 27.49% -450 Winner:
CONS
 900 54.98% Baldwin L. Baldwinson
Eligible: 3,625 Votes: 2,221 Participation: 61.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
11 July 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31145(F) — 26 Mar 2024 00:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,281 57.68% +341 Loser:
CONS
 940 42.32% Alfred E. Bence

Service: 4 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,765 Votes: 3,845 Participation: 66.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31219(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 2,271 59.06% +1,145 Loser:
CONS
 1,126 29.28% John Veum

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,722 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31306(F) — 9 Mar 2022 12:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
IND
 2,197 59.03% George W. Robertson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,398 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31324(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 2,697 61.32% +996 Loser:
IND
 1,701 38.68% Egill J. Laxdal

Service: 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,853 Votes: 4,160 Participation: 60.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31383(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 2,167 52.09% +174 Loser:
PROG
 1,993 47.91% William J. Paul

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,876 Votes: 5,210 Participation: 75.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31504(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
LIB
 1/3 2,596 49.83% +1,105 Loser:
PROG
 1,491 28.62% Oli J. Halldorson
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 72
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,571 Votes: 5,716 Participation: 86.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31563(F) — 24 Sep 2022 21:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
LIB
 2,362 41.32% Bertram G. Clement

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Wilhelm Hans Paulson		 27 Oct 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Paulson, Wilhelm Hans 1857 – 1935 (p. 30)		 27 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Wilhelm Paulson		 27 Oct 2023

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