Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Leslie Gordon Benjamin
aliasLes Benjamin
Record
4056 · 259

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 78%
 
Canada 7 0 7
Saskatchewan 0 2 2
Total 7 2 9
Birth 29 April 1925 → 99 years + 6 months ago
Lived 78 years + 1 month
1st mandate 25 June 1968 → 56 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 16 June 2003 → 21 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Leslie Gordon Benjamin (1925–2003)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
When Ronald Reagan addressed the Parliament of Canada in 1987, Benjamin, a Saskatchewan New Democrat, heckled him by crying "he's mad!"
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 3 23

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
Alex Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
Kimball Cariou  m 
Ken More  m 
 
Stuart Cameron  m 
Marlyn Keith Clary  m 
George Richardson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Maple Creek
Elig. 8,978 Votes: 7,572 Partic.: 84.34%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
13
Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31804(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
CCF
2/3 2,511 33.16% -266 Winner:
LIB
2,777 36.67% Alexander C. Cameron
Maple Creek
Elig. 8,506 Votes: 7,146 Partic.: 84.01%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Provincial
14
Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31854(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
CCF
2/4 2,360 33.03% -726 Winner:
LIB
3,086 43.18% Alexander C. Cameron
Regina—Lake Centre
Elig. inc. Votes: 43,778 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Federal
28
Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10047(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
43
NDP
1/3 17,102 39.07% +3,530 Loser:
PC
13,572 31.00% Kenneth H. More

Service:
4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Regina—Lake Centre
Elig. 61,085 Votes: 47,938 Partic.: 78.48%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Federal
29
Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10386(F) — 28 Jun 2023 23:12 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
1/4 18,983 39.60% +2,591 Loser:
PC
16,392 34.19% George C. Richardson
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 47
NDP
NDP
Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 49
NDP
NDP
Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Regina—Lake Centre
Elig. 61,085 Votes: 47,302 Partic.: 77.44%
 !!! 
Can.: 5
Federal
30
Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10650(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
1/5 16,874 35.67% +1,316 Loser:
PC
15,558 32.89% George C. Richardson

Service:
4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Regina West
Elig. 59,658 Votes: 45,607 Partic.: 76.45%
 !!! 
Can.: 5
Federal
31
Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4594(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
1/5 19,340 42.41% +5,123 Loser:
PC
14,217 31.17% G.A. Gerry Fuller

Service:
8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Regina West
Elig. 59,658 Votes: 41,277 Partic.: 69.19% Can.: 5
Federal
32
Saskatchewan
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4312(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
1/5 17,353 42.20% +3,979 Loser:
PC
13,374 32.52% Spence Bozak

Service:
4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Regina West
Elig. 64,106 Votes: 51,173 Partic.: 79.83%
 !!! 
Can.: 6
Federal
33
Saskatchewan
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4028(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
1/6 23,865 46.82% +7,799 Loser:
PC
16,066 31.52% Dan Stephens

Service:
4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Regina—Lumsden
Elig. inc. Votes: 37,506 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
34
Saskatchewan
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3731(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
1/4 21,593 57.57% +11,659 Loser:
PC
9,934 26.49% Sam Richardson

Service:
4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Regina—Lumsden
Elig. 54,311 Votes: 36,102 Partic.: 66.47% Can.: 6
Federal
35
Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3438(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68
Successor:
NDP
12,879 35.85% John L. Solomon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Benjamin, Leslie Gordon (1925-2003)
19 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Leslie Gordon Benjamin, M.P.
19 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Leslie Gordon Benjamin, député
19 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Les Benjamin
19 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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