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♂ John Thiessen
aliasJohn Thiessen
Record
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Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 3 5
Birth 23 December 1906 → 117 years + 4 months ago
Lived 71 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 June 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 5 months
Death 25 March 1978 → 46 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 11 months after 21 April 1964
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 7 10 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel H. Carr  m 
⊖ Gustav T. Froese  m 
⊖ Walter A. Tucker  m 
 		 ⊖ John M. Cuelenaere  m 
⊖ Martin Kelln  m 
 
Eligible: 9,594 Votes: 6,818 Participation: 71.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31768(F) — 10 Mar 2022 18:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
CCF
 2/3 2,333 34.22% -1,244 Winner:
LIB
 3,577 52.46% Walter A. Tucker
Eligible: 9,594 Votes: 6,007 Participation: 62.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
28 October 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31784(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
CCF
 2/3 1,855 30.88% -688 Winner:
LIB
 2,543 42.33% Samuel H. Carr
Eligible: 7,679 Votes: 6,493 Participation: 84.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31822(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
CCF
 1/3 2,595 39.97% +633 Loser:
LIB
 1,962 30.22% George A. Cuelenaere

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,983 Votes: 6,335 Participation: 79.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31872(F) — 25 Sep 2022 00:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CCF
 1/4 2,244 35.42% +420 Loser:
LIB
 1,824 28.79% George A. Cuelenaere
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 54
CCF
 →
NCCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,669 Votes: 4,686 Participation: 61.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31926(F) — 11 Mar 2022 14:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
NCCF
 2/2 2,259 48.21% -168 Winner:
LIB
 2,427 51.79% John M. Cuelenaere

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Thiessen, John 1906 – 1978 (p. 38)		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Thiessen		 10 Sep 2023

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