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♂ Leonard Frank Werry
aliasLen Werry
Record
64659 · 3125

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 30 May 1927 → 96 years + 11 months ago
Lived 45 years + 8 months
First mandate 23 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 11 months
Death 25 February 1973 → 51 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Leonard Frank Werry (1927–1973)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
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
Alberta 5 9 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Charles Johnston  m 
 
 
Eligible: 26,302 Votes: 17,170 Participation: 65.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13112(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 1/4 6,828 40.00% +367 Loser:
SC
 6,461 37.85% Charles E. Johnston

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,624 Votes: 14,974 Participation: 80.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13042(F) — 29 Dec 2022 14:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 7,693 51.47% +1,808 Loser:
SC
 5,885 39.37% Jay Salmon
After his election:
25 Feb 1973 45
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 5 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,624 Votes: 12,560 Participation: 67.44% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
17		 Alberta
25 June 1973
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13186(F) — 11 Sep 2022 08:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
45		 Successor:
PC
 5,576 44.39% Stewart A. McCrae

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Leonard F. Werry		  7 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Len Werry		  7 May 2024

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