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♂ John Leroy Skoberg
aliasJohn Skoberg
Record
57213 · 255

Swedish-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Saskatchewan 2 0 2
Total 3 2 5
Birth 2 February 1926 → 98 years + 4 months ago
Lived 86 years + 6 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 12 August 2012 → 11 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 3 months after 25 April 1982
Special notes
None
 
John Leroy Skoberg (1926–2012)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (1965–1968)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 4 4
Saskatchewan 6 10 13 Z
TOTAL 11 2 17

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas Neil  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Ernest Pascoe  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,478 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9888(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 1/3 11,982 40.65% +1,486 Loser:
PC
 10,496 35.61% J. Ernest Pascoe

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,595 Votes: 29,945 Participation: 79.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
NDP
 2/4 11,685 39.02% -282 Winner:
PC
 11,967 39.96% Douglas C. Neil
Eligible: 37,595 Votes: 28,192 Participation: 74.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10646(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
48
NDP
 2/4 10,113 35.87% -1,565 Winner:
PC
 11,678 41.42% Douglas C. Neil
Eligible: 10,029 Votes: 8,066 Participation: 80.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9089(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
NPD
 1/3 3,468 43.15% +1,182 Loser:
PC
 2,286 28.44% Ken Glenn

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,208 Votes: 9,083 Participation: 81.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9139(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NPD
 1/3 4,483 49.45% +904 Loser:
PC
 3,579 39.48% Kerry R. Chow

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,118 Votes: 10,388 Participation: 85.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10676(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
PC
 5,859 56.49% Keith E. Parker

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Leroy Skoberg, M.P.		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Leroy Skoberg, député		  8 Jun 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Skoberg, John Leroy 1926 – 2012 (p. 34)		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Skoberg		  8 Jun 2024

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Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 23:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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