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♂ Leopold E. Bernier
aliasLeopold E. Bernier
Record
4438 · 11469

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 1 8
Birth 12 August 1928 → 95 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 September 1966 → 57 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 1 month
Death 28 June 2010 → 13 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 9 months after 9 September 1987
Special notes
None
 

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
Ontario 20 11 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert W. Gibson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 23,677 Votes: 15,072 Participation: 63.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35446(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 2/3 5,934 39.84% -840 Winner:
LLAB
 6,774 45.48% Robert W. Gibson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Ontario
22 September 1966
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35526(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,206 Votes: 14,396 Participation: 64.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13998(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 8,297 58.00% +4,211 Loser:
NDP
 4,086 28.57% Robert Clark

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,208 Votes: 18,415 Participation: 73.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14117(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 11,226 61.44% +6,331 Loser:
NDP
 4,895 26.79% Ernest Brose

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,254 Votes: 18,368 Participation: 67.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12462(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 9,584 52.42% +4,060 Loser:
NDP
 5,524 30.22% William Watkins

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,413 Votes: 19,120 Participation: 67.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12086(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 10,882 57.14% +5,626 Loser:
NDP
 5,256 27.60% William Watkins

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,680 Votes: 17,198 Participation: 57.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12212(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 10,418 60.84% +6,248 Loser:
NDP
 4,170 24.35% Colin Wasacase

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,055 Votes: 18,929 Participation: 60.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12337(F) — 27 Jul 2023 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 12,574 66.69% +8,549 Loser:
NDP
 4,025 21.35% Colin Wasacase
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 56
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,670 Votes: 19,683 Participation: 62.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5604(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 7,943 40.50% Frank R. Miclash

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Leo Edward Bernier		 27 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Leo Edward Bernier		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Leo Bernier		 27 Jul 2023

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