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♂ John Taylor Douglas
aliasJohn Taylor Douglas
Record
16765 · 9354

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 4 1 5
Birth 28 October 1892 → 131 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 10 months
First mandate 15 June 1944 → 79 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 7 months
Death 19 September 1976 → 47 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 3 months after 7 June 1960
Special notes
None
 
John Taylor Douglas (1892–1976)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via 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 15 11 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ F. Alvin G. Hamilton  m 
⊖ Neil McVicar  m 
 		 ⊖ William J. Loucks  m 
 
Eligible: 7,646 Votes: 6,756 Participation: 88.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31604(F) — 17 Sep 2023 16:44 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
CCF
 2/4 1,941 28.73% -508 Winner:
LIB
 2,449 36.25% Neil McVicar
Eligible: 6,202 Votes: 6,078 Participation: 98.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31658(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
CCF
 1/3 3,168 52.12% +1,304 Loser:
LIB
 1,864 30.67% William Leith

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,989 Votes: 6,865 Participation: 85.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31711(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CCF
 1/2 3,647 53.12% +429 Loser:
PC
 3,218 46.88% F. Alvin G. Hamilton

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,690 Votes: 6,121 Participation: 79.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31767(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CCF
 1/2 3,922 64.07% +1,723 Loser:
LIB
 2,199 35.93% M.A. Longworth

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,577 Votes: 6,073 Participation: 80.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31818(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CCF
 1/3 3,250 53.52% +1,494 Loser:
LIB
 1,756 28.91% Peter D. McGregor

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,265 Votes: 6,579 Participation: 90.56% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31868(F) — 24 Sep 2022 23:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CCF
 2,657 40.39% Allan L.F. Stevens

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Douglas, John Taylor (1892-1976)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Douglas, John Taylor 1892 – 1976 (p. 9)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Taylor Douglas		 23 Mar 2024

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