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♂ William George Knight
aliasBill Knight
Record
32210 · 267

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 24 October 1947
Age 76 years + 7 months
First mandate 8 November 1971 → 52 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 24 years
 
Mandate ended 49 years + 11 months ago (7 July 1974)
Special notes
None
 
William George Knight (1947– )
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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
Canada 2 7 27

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Ralph Edward Goodale  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Hooker  m 
⊖ Lawrence Watson  m 
 		 ⊖ Lenard Gustafson  m 
⊖ Joseph A. Thauberger  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,179 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10906(F) — 15 Aug 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
24
NDP
 1/3 9,956 39.54% +1,784 Loser:
PC
 8,172 32.46% Lawrence E. Watson

Service: 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,122 Votes: 27,417 Participation: 82.78% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10378(F) — 28 Jun 2023 23:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
25
NDP
 1/4 9,936 36.24% +1,093 Loser:
PC
 8,843 32.25% Boyd M. Anderson
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 25
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 26
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,122 Votes: 26,778 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10642(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
26
NDP
 2/4 9,441 35.26% -545 Winner:
LIB
 9,986 37.29% Ralph E. Goodale
Eligible: 40,961 Votes: 33,795 Participation: 82.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4586(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
31
NDP
 2/4 11,183 33.09% -1,182 Winner:
PC
 12,365 36.59% Leonard (Lenard) J. Gustafson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William George Knight, M.P.		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William George Knight, député		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Knight		  8 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 13:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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