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♂ Leslie Harvey Eyres
aliasLeslie Eyres
Record
19046 · 13646

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 3 August 1892 → 131 years + 8 months ago
Lived 90 years + 6 months
First mandate 1 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 9 months
Death 26 February 1983 → 41 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 8 months after 11 June 1952
Special notes
Served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a recruiting officer from 1940 to 1944 while remaining an MLA.
 
Leslie Harvey Eyres (1892–1983)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Chilliwack, British Columbia
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 15 0 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Barefoot  m 
⊖ William K. Kiernan  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward D. Barrow  m 
 
Eligible: 8,722 Votes: 6,375 Participation: 73.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29432(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
CONS
 1/3 2,524 40.08% +304 Loser:
LIB
 2,220 35.25% Edward D. Barrow

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,104 Votes: 7,200 Participation: 64.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29517(F) — 24 Jul 2023 15:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/3 2,704 37.78% +60 Loser:
LIB
 2,644 36.94% Frederick A. Menzies
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 49
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 50
CONS
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 9,122 Votes: 6,134 Participation: 67.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29566(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/2 3,804 62.37% +1,509 Loser:
CFF
 2,295 37.63% William T. Richardson

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,536 Votes: 12,143 Participation: 73.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29607(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 6,847 57.17% +4,135 Loser:
CFF
 2,712 22.65% George H. Barefoot
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 59
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
19 Jan 1952 59
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,898 Votes: 15,812 Participation: 75.66% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29730(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 4/4 2,097 13.62% -6,412 Winner:
SC
 8,509 55.29% William K. Kiernan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Leslie Harvey Eyres		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leslie Harvey Eyres		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 16:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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