# Don Cody > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Don_Cody > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Don_Cody.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cody > Source revision: 1349856166 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Don Cody | honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) | image = | honorific_suffix = [ECS](/source/Executive_Council_of_Saskatchewan) | caption = | birth_name = Donald William Cody | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|3|28}} | birth_place = [Pilger, Saskatchewan](/source/Pilger%2C_Saskatchewan) | death_date = | death_place = | office1 = [MLA](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan) for [Watrous](/source/Watrous_(former_electoral_district)) | term1 = 1971–1975 | predecessor1 = [Percy Schmeiser](/source/Percy_Schmeiser) | successor1 = ''Riding dissolved'' | office2 = [MLA](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan) for [Kinistino](/source/Kinistino_(Saskatchewan_provincial_electoral_district)) | term2 = 1978–1982 | predecessor2 = [Arthur Thibault](/source/Arthur_Thibault) | successor2 = [Ben Boutin](/source/Ben_Boutin) | office3 = [Mayor](/source/Mayor) of [Prince Albert](/source/Prince_Albert%2C_Saskatchewan) | term3 = 1994–2003 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = Jim Stiglitz | party = [Saskatchewan New Democratic Party](/source/Saskatchewan_New_Democratic_Party) | profession = | occupation = | spouse = | children = }} '''Donald William Cody''' (born March 28, 1936) is a business owner and former political figure in [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan). He represented [Watrous](/source/Watrous_(former_electoral_district)) from 1971 to 1975 and [Kinistino](/source/Kinistino_(Saskatchewan_provincial_electoral_district)) from 1978 to 1982 in the [Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan) as a [New Democratic Party](/source/Saskatchewan_New_Democratic_Party) (NDP) member He was born in [Pilger, Saskatchewan](/source/Pilger%2C_Saskatchewan), the son of Edward Cody and Rosella Wirtz,{{cite web |url=http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/cody-don-1936;isaar |title=Cody, Don, 1936- |publisher=Saskatchewan Archival Information Network |accessdate=2012-08-03 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201911/http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/cody-don-1936;isaar |url-status=dead }} and was educated there. Cody then worked as a [telegraph](/source/telegraph) operator for the [Canadian Pacific Railway](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Railway).{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y746xOWGfcUC&pg=PA45 |pages=45–6 |title=Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present |year=2004 |isbn=0889771650 |publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center Press |last=Quiring |first=Brett |accessdate=2012-08-03}} In 1961, he married Joan Eileen Germsheid. From 1963 to 1967, he worked as a [claims adjuster](/source/claims_adjuster) for [Saskatchewan Government Insurance](/source/Saskatchewan_Government_Insurance) in [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan). Then, Cody was claims examiner and Saskatchewan claims supervisor for Co-op Insurance Services Ltd. Cody was defeated by [John Gary Lane](/source/John_Gary_Lane) when he ran for the [Qu'Appelle](/source/Lumsden_(provincial_electoral_district)) seat in the provincial assembly in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }} He served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Co-operation and Co-operative Development and as Minister of Telephones. He was defeated by [Bernard Boutin](/source/Bernard_J._Leger_Boutin) when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1982. After leaving politics, Cody moved to [Prince Albert](/source/Prince_Albert%2C_Saskatchewan), where he became the owner of Buns Master Bakery. From 1994 to 2003, he was mayor of Prince Albert. He also served as chair of the board for Saskatchewan Government Insurance. The former mayor of Prince Albert is also known for his drinking and driving conviction. Cody was arrested March 26, 2003, at his house for being suspected of impaired driving. The police did not immediately charge Cody which ultimately led to accusations of a cover up. During the trial, the courts heard that he had been pulled over and two constables took him to the police station for a breath sample. Of note was the sample wasn't taken and he was instead driven to the home of then- police chief John Quinn.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-prince-albert-mayor-fined-for-drunk-driving/article20432679/|title=Former Prince Albert mayor fined for drunk driving|access-date=2018-11-10}} Cody was only charged after police from Regina were called in to investigate. Mr. Cody testified during his trial that he had been drinking that day, but wasn't impaired. As a result, the former chief Quinn and two senior officers were suspended immediately after the case became public, Quinn later resigned. The officers, Staff Sergeant Kelly Liebrecht and Inspector Norm Bergen, each faced a charge of obstruction, as well as a combined 15 charges under the Police Act. Cody held the mayor's seat from 1994 to October 2003. Cody served as the Councillor for Prince Albert Ward 4 from 2012 to 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://paherald.sk.ca/its-always-a-tough-decision-longtime-city-councillor-don-cody-cites-age-as-reason-for-not-seeking-re-election/|title='It's always a tough decision': longtime city councillor Don Cody cites age as reason for not seeking re-election|last=Kerr|first=Jason|date=June 26, 2024|publisher=[Prince Albert Daily Herald](/source/Prince_Albert_Daily_Herald)|accessdate=November 15, 2024}} ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin | title=[1971 Saskatchewan general election](/source/1971_Saskatchewan_general_election): Watrous electoral district}} |- {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} |style="width: 130px"|[NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Saskatchewan) |Don W. Cody |align="right"|3,318 |align="right"|52.71% |align="right"|+7.94 {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|[Percy A. Schmeiser](/source/Percy_Schmeiser)|2,552|40.54%|-5.36}} {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} |[Prog. Conservative](/source/Saskatchewan_Progressive_Conservative_Party) |Jack B. Pearce |align="right"|425 |align="right"|6.75% |align="right"|-2.58 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|6,295 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[1978 Saskatchewan general election](/source/1978_Saskatchewan_general_election): Kinistino electoral district}} |- {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} |style="width: 130px"|[NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Saskatchewan) |Donald Cody |align="right"|4,042 |align="right"|54.55% |align="right"|+10.34 {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} |[Progressive Conservative](/source/Saskatchewan_Progressive_Conservative_Party) |Louis A. Domotor |align="right"|2,661 |align="right"|35.92% |align="right"|+13.13 {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Robert G. Michayluk|706|9.53%|-23.47}} |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,409 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[1982 Saskatchewan general election](/source/1982_Saskatchewan_general_election): Kinistino electoral district}} |- {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} |style="width: 130px"|[Progressive Conservative](/source/Saskatchewan_Progressive_Conservative_Party) |[Bernard Boutin](/source/Bernard_J._Leger_Boutin) |align="right"|4,266 |align="right"|51.57% |align="right"|+15.65 {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} |[NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Saskatchewan) |Donald Cody |align="right"|3,759 |align="right"|45.44% |align="right"|-9.11 {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Ed Olchowy|247|2.99%|-6.54}} |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,272 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[1986 Saskatchewan general election](/source/1986_Saskatchewan_general_election): Kinistino electoral district}} |- {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} |style="width: 130px"|[Progressive Conservative](/source/Saskatchewan_Progressive_Conservative_Party) |[Joe Saxinger](/source/Joseph_Saxinger) |align="right"|3,900 |align="right"|49.11% |align="right"|-2.46 {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} |[NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Saskatchewan) |Don Cody |align="right"|3,748 |align="right"|47.20% |align="right"|+1.76 {{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Ray L. Manegre|293|3.69%|+0.70}} |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,941 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| {{election box end}} == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cody, Donald W}} Category:Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:Mayors of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Category:Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan Category:21st-century mayors of places in Saskatchewan Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Category:20th-century mayors of places in Saskatchewan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Don Cody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cody) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cody?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.