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♂ George Clough Richardson
aliasGeorge Richardson
Record
52504 · 560

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Saskatchewan 0 1 1
Total 1 4 5
Birth 5 December 1916 → 107 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 45 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 62 years + 5 months
Death 26 June 2000 → 23 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 4 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
George Clough Richardson (1916–2000)
© Photo 1979 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 0 8 27

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Vic Althouse  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald G. MacLennan  m 
 		 ⊖ Leslie Gordon Benjamin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gordon Samuel MacMurchy  m 
 
Eligible: 6,743 Votes: 5,819 Participation: 86.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13323(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
50
PC
 3/3 995 17.10% -1,430 Winner:
LIB
 2,425 41.67% Donald G. MacLennan
Eligible: 61,085 Votes: 47,938 Participation: 78.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10386(F) — 28 Jun 2023 23:12 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
55
PC
 2/4 16,392 34.19% -2,591 Winner:
NDP
 18,983 39.60% Leslie G. Benjamin
Eligible: 61,085 Votes: 47,302 Participation: 77.44% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10650(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
57
PC
 2/5 15,558 32.89% -1,316 Winner:
NDP
 16,874 35.67% Leslie G. Benjamin
Eligible: 42,240 Votes: 33,382 Participation: 79.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4587(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
PC
 1/4 13,066 39.14% +385 Loser:
NDP
 12,681 37.99% Victor F. Althouse

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,240 Votes: 31,894 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Saskatchewan
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4305(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
PC
 2/3 11,591 36.43% -1,652 Winner:
NDP
 13,243 41.63% Victor F. Althouse

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Clough Richardson, M.B.E., M.P.		  9 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Clough Richardson, M.B.E., député		  9 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Richardson (Canadian politician)		  9 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jun 2024 11:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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