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♂ Leonard Walter Stirling
aliasLen Stirling
Record
59203 · 4531

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 2 3
Birth 3 November 1937 → 86 years + 5 months ago
Lived 86 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 June 1979 → 44 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 7 months
Death 12 February 2024 → 2 months ago
Exit → Death 41 years + 10 months after 5 April 1982
Special notes
None
 
Leonard Walter Stirling (1937–2024)
© Photo 2024 Carnell’s Funeral Home — 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
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 9 17 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 38
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 42–44 02 Jan 1980 — 05 Apr 1982 2 3 3
2. NL 38
LIB
 1 Party leader 43–44 03 Nov 1980 — 13 Oct 1982 1 11 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ W. George Cross  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Ramon V. (Ray) Winsor  m 
 
Eligible: 6,605 Votes: 5,621 Participation: 85.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14567(F) — 14 Feb 2024 11:51 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 2/3 1,978 35.27% -707 Winner:
PC
 2,685 47.88% Ramon V. (Ray) Winsor
Eligible: 6,538 Votes: 5,015 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14490(F) — 14 Feb 2024 11:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 2,515 50.28% +120 Loser:
PC
 2,395 47.88% W. George Cross

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,538 Votes: 5,669 Participation: 86.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14438(F) — 14 Feb 2024 11:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 2,678 47.40% -294 Winner:
PC
 2,972 52.60% W. George Cross

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Len Stirling		 11 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Apr 2024 20:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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