Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Leonard Christian Halmrast
aliasLeonard Halmrast
Record
25504 · 8291

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Alberta 6 0 6
Birth 10 October 1899 → 124 years + 7 months ago
Lived 79 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 August 1945 → 78 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 7 February 1979 → 45 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 8 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 
Leonard Christian Halmrast (1899–1979)
© Photo 1962 Provincial Archives of Alberta — Public domain
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 21 9 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
Mark Stringam  m 
 

 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,305 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Alberta
6 August 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27948(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
SC
1/2 991 75.94% +677 Loser:
ST
314 24.06% H.J. Hierath

Service:
3 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,915 Votes: 2,635 Participation: 53.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27995(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
SC
1/2 1,691 73.88% +1,093 Loser:
LIB
598 26.12% Wm. John Colliton

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,443 Votes: 2,683 Participation: 49.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28046(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
1/2 1,904 75.05% +1,271 Loser:
LIB
633 24.95% George S. Snow

Service:
2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,808 Votes: 3,238 Participation: 55.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13
Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28099(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
1/2 1,917 61.94% +739 Loser:
LIB
1,178 38.06% J.L. Evans

Service:
3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,335 Votes: 3,351 Participation: 62.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14
Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28152(F) — 30 Apr 2024 18:51 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
1/2 2,430 72.65% +1,515 Loser:
LIB
915 27.35% Mark R. Stringam

Service:
3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15
Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28233(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
SC
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,402 Votes: 5,635 Participation: 59.93% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16
Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13175(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67
Successor:
SC
3,451 61.67% Douglas Miller

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Leonard C. Halmrast
 3 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leonard Halmrast
 3 May 2024


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