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♂ Leslie M. Frost
aliasLeslie M. Frost
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 1 8
Birth 20 September 1895 → 128 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 4 May 1973 → 50 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 24 September 1963
Special notes
None
 
Leslie M. Frost (1895–1973)
© Photo c.1950 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Carew (1862–1927) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 25 11 12 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 23–26
PC
 1 Party leader 53–66 27 Apr 1949 — 24 Oct 1961 12 5 27
2. ON 23–26
PC
 1 Premier 53–66 04 May 1949 — 07 Nov 1961 12 6 3

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Newman  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 23,039 Votes: 18,728 Participation: 81.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34708(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:03 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 2/2 7,982 42.89% -2,647 Winner:
LIB
 10,629 57.11% William Newman
Eligible: 22,467 Votes: 18,517 Participation: 82.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34803(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LC
 1/2 9,372 50.92% +339 Loser:
LIB
 9,033 49.08% William Newman

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,846 Votes: 12,234 Participation: 61.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34902(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 6,985 57.36% +2,943 Loser:
LIBP
 4,042 33.19% Frank Welch

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,310 Votes: 15,959 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34993(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 9,732 61.39% +5,098 Loser:
LIBP
 4,634 29.23% S. Clifton Benson

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,718 Votes: 14,814 Participation: 68.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35084(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 8,830 59.92% +4,173 Loser:
LIB
 4,657 31.60% William Newman

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,076 Votes: 15,378 Participation: 69.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35177(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
PC
 1/2 12,423 81.02% +9,512 Loser:
LIB
 2,911 18.98% Edward Harding

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,436 Votes: 15,389 Participation: 68.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35272(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
PC
 1/3 10,630 69.61% +7,455 Loser:
LIB
 3,175 20.79% John Nesbitt

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,005 Votes: 15,164 Participation: 65.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35387(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
63
PC
 1/3 11,117 73.98% +8,233 Loser:
LIB
 2,884 19.19% John Nesbitt

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,971 Votes: 16,079 Participation: 70.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35493(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 9,091 56.90% R. Glen Hodgson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Leslie Miscampbell Frost		 10 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Leslie Miscampbell Frost		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leslie Frost		 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Leslie Frost		 10 Mar 2024

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