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♂ Bertram E. Leavens
aliasBertram E. Leavens
Record
34869 · 13083

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Ontario 2 3 5
Total 2 5 7
Birth 2 March 1886 → 138 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years + 9 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 5 months
Death 22 December 1953 → 70 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 1 month after 21 November 1951
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 5 3 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Goldwin C. Elgie  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Denton Massey  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Harold F. Fishleigh  m 
 
Eligible: 39,089 Votes: 27,685 Participation: 70.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22722(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:52 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
49
CCF
 3/4 4,813 17.38% -6,370 Winner:
LC
 11,183 40.39% Denton Massey
Eligible: 35,609 Votes: 22,527 Participation: 63.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34812(F) — 27 Dec 2022 21:34 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
CCF
 3/3 5,152 23.07% -4,604 Winner:
LC
 9,756 43.68% Goldwin C. Elgie
Eligible: 37,302 Votes: 25,537 Participation: 68.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22952(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:39 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
CCF
 3/3 3,430 13.43% -11,280 Winner:
NATG
 14,710 57.60% Denton Massey
Eligible: 34,701 Votes: 18,590 Participation: 53.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34911(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
CCF
 1/3 8,848 47.92% +1,616 Loser:
PC
 7,232 39.17% Goldwin C. Elgie

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,272 Votes: 27,815 Participation: 67.39% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35002(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CCF
 2/6 9,821 35.62% -2,262 Winner:
PC
 12,083 43.83% Goldwin C. Elgie
Eligible: 39,972 Votes: 27,568 Participation: 68.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35093(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:20 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
62
CCF
 1/4 12,986 47.36% +2,292 Loser:
PC
 10,694 39.00% Goldwin C. Elgie

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,835 Votes: 23,994 Participation: 61.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35186(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
CCF
 2/3 9,278 39.06% -1,167 Winner:
PC
 10,445 43.97% Harold F. Fishleigh

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Bertram Elijah Leavens		 21 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Bertram Elijah Leavens		 21 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bert Leavens		 21 Aug 2023

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Rev.: 21 Aug 2023 17:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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