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♂ Christopher W. Pearson
aliasChristopher W. Pearson
Record
48668 · 7082

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Yukon 2 0 2
Birth 29 April 1931 → 93 years ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 November 1978 → 45 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 6 months
Death 14 February 2014 → 10 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 9 months after 12 May 1985
Special notes
None
 
Christopher W. Pearson (1931–2014) 200x179
© Photo 1978 Legislative Assembly, Yukon — 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
Yukon 6 5 20 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. YT 24–25
PC
 1 Premier 47–53 20 Nov 1978 — 22 Mar 1985 6 4 2
2. YT 24–25
PC
 1 Party leader 47–54 28 Nov 1978 — 13 May 1985 6 5 15

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 907 Votes: 614 Participation: 67.70% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
24		 Yukon
20 November 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27132(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/3 358 58.59% +164 Loser:
LIB
 194 31.75% Richard B. Rotondo

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 995 Votes: 737 Participation: 74.07% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
25		 Yukon
7 June 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27149(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
PC
 1/3 395 54.04% +207 Loser:
LIB
 188 25.72% Jim Kennelly

Service: 2 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,232 Votes: 898 Participation: 72.89% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
26		 Yukon
13 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 27165(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 540 60.54% Douglas G. Phillips

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Chris Pearson (politician)		  3 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Chris Pearson		  3 Jan 2024
EN Yukon Legislature Speaks
Christopher (Chris) Pearson		  3 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Jan 2024 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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