1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁as ▁a ▁Co - oper ative ▁Commonwealth ▁Federation ▁( CC F ) ▁and ▁then ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( ND P ) ▁member . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D uno ops ▁Bridge , ▁York shire , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Isaac ▁Wo off ▁and ▁Ann ▁B ren n and , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁Canada ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁Wo off ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Em m av ille , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁agricult ure ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁married ▁El in ▁Lar son . ▁He ▁far med ▁in ▁the ▁T urt le ford ▁district . ▁ ▁Wo off ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Leo ▁Tri ppe ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ; ▁he ▁defeated ▁Tri ppe ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁that ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Frank ▁F ole y ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Wo off ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁general ▁election ▁but ▁that ▁election ▁was ▁over