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♂ M. Leslie Hancock
aliasM. Leslie Hancock
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
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Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 10 March 1892 → 132 years + 1 month ago
Lived 85 years + 8 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 4 months
Death 2 December 1977 → 46 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 5 months after 3 June 1945
Special notes
None
 

M. Leslie Hancock (1892–1977)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Well that's interesting!
Serving a single term from 1943 to 1945 in the Ontario assembly as the CCF MPP for Wellington South, Hancock was later known as a breeder of rhododendrons. The Leslie Hancock Garden at the Montreal Botanical Garden was named in his honour.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 1 9 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William E. Hamilton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 20,781 Votes: 12,322 Participation: 59.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34907(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
51
CCF
 1/3 4,753 38.75% +848 Loser:
PC
 3,905 31.84% William E. Hamilton

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,937 Votes: 17,621 Participation: 73.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34998(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CCF
 3/3 3,910 22.31% -3,698 Winner:
PC
 7,608 43.40% William E. Hamilton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Leslie Hancock		 23 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Leslie Hancock		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Leslie Hancock		 23 Dec 2023

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