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♂ Leonard J. Simpson
aliasLeonard J. Simpson
Record
56940 · 12590

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 30 July 1882 → 141 years + 9 months ago
Lived 58 years
First mandate 30 October 1929 → 94 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 18 August 1940 → 83 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 10 9 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Gilbert H. Murdoch  m 
⊖ Charles E. Wright  m 
 		 ⊖ William E. Rowe  m 
 
Eligible: 13,596 Votes: 8,942 Participation: 65.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34344(F) — 8 Sep 2023 07:09 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 3/3 2,332 26.28% -1,203 Winner:
LC
 3,535 39.84% Charles E. Wright
Eligible: 13,287 Votes: 10,239 Participation: 77.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34578(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 5,199 51.08% +220 Loser:
LC
 4,979 48.92% John Forgie

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,552 Votes: 14,559 Participation: 74.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34699(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 9,004 62.59% +3,622 Loser:
LC
 5,382 37.41% James Craig

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,380 Votes: 15,709 Participation: 77.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34794(F) — 25 Feb 2022 23:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 8,375 54.19% +1,294 Loser:
LC
 7,081 45.81% William E. Rowe
After his election:
18 Aug 1940 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 10 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,380 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
20		 Ontario
23 October 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34823(F) — 28 Aug 2023 13:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Duncan McArthur

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Leonard Jennett Simpson		 08 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Leonard Jennett Simpson		 08 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Leonard Jennett Simpson		 08 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2023 07:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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