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♂ Ernest A. LeCours
aliasErnest A. LeCours
Record
35146 · 13586

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 3 2 5
Total 3 3 6
Birth 6 August 1911 → 112 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 September 1963 → 60 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 1 month
Death 10 March 1993 → 31 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 6 months after 29 August 1972
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
British Columbia 8 10 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Camille M. Mather  f 
⊕ Thomas E. Siddon  m 
⊖ Homer J. Stevens  m 
⊖ Hunter B.A. Vogel  m 
 		 ⊖ James H. Rhodes  m 
⊕ Brian R.D. Smith  m 
⊕ Harold L. Steves  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 76,122 Votes: 100,800 Participation: 66.21% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29929(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
SC
 2/8 22,067 43.99% +3,377 Loser:
NDP
 18,690 37.26% Camille M. Mather

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,815 Votes: 15,134 Participation: 72.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29993(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/3 6,521 43.33% +372 Loser:
NDP
 6,149 40.85% Robert A. McMath

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,498 Votes: 21,116 Participation: 71.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30048(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/3 9,521 45.36% +1,422 Loser:
NDP
 8,099 38.58% Harold L. Steves

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,052 Votes: 27,024 Participation: 72.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30096(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
SC
 2/4 7,221 27.02% -5,624 Winner:
NDP
 12,845 48.07% Harold L. Steves
Eligible: 73,914 Votes: 47,883 Participation: 64.78% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 British Columbia
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10891(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
67
IND
 4/5 1,128 2.36% -29,267 Winner:
PC
 30,395 63.48% Thomas E. Siddon
Eligible: 32,577 Votes: 26,917 Participation: 82.63% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35811(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
71
IND
 6/7 201 0.75% -13,807 Winner:
SC
 14,008 52.50% Brian R.D. Smith

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Ernest LeCours		 21 Aug 2023

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