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♂ Leonard A. Shepherd
aliasLeonard A. Shepherd
Record
56409 · 13651

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 5 7
Birth 18 February 1897 → 127 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 3 months
Death 10 December 1969 → 54 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month after 24 October 1945
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 4 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon L. Gibson  m 
⊖ Thomas J. Irwin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert B. Swailes  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander C. Hope  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur Laing  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lyle Wicks  m 
 
Eligible: 13,584 Votes: 9,842 Participation: 72.45% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29437(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
CFF
 1/4 3,192 32.93% +90 Loser:
LIB
 3,102 32.01% Arthur Laing

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,064 Votes: 12,410 Participation: 77.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29522(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CFF
 1/3 5,153 42.29% +1,599 Loser:
LIB
 3,554 29.17% Arthur Laing

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,348 Votes: 11,060 Participation: 60.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29571(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CFF
 2/2 5,063 46.36% -796 Winner:
PC
 5,859 53.64% Alexander C. Hope
Eligible: 35,185 Votes: 25,509 Participation: 72.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29612(F) — 24 Jul 2023 19:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
CFF
 2/3 11,110 45.15% -1,093 Winner:
PC
 12,203 49.59% Alexander C. Hope
Eligible: 45,805 Votes: 31,593 Participation: 68.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29735(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
CFF
 2/4 10,853 34.35% -906 Winner:
SC
 11,759 37.22% Thomas J. Irwin
Eligible: 44,857 Votes: 32,776 Participation: 73.07% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29786(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
CFF
 2/7 11,095 35.80% -1,984 Winner:
SC
 13,079 42.20% Thomas J. Irwin
Eligible: 48,884 Votes: 25,468 Participation: 52.10% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
9 September 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29873(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
CFF
 2/6 8,379 33.06% -1,610 Winner:
SC
 9,989 39.41% Gordon L. Gibson

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Leonard Shepherd		 18 Sep 2023

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