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♂ Charles S. Leary
aliasCharles S. Leary
Record
34858 · 13680

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 4 March 1883 → 141 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 66 years
First mandate 20 June 1924 → 99 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death c. 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death ± 4 years + 2 months 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 16 0 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James Fitzsimmons  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Herbert W. Herridge  m 
 		 ⊖ Randolph Harding  m 
⊖ George F. Stirling  m 
 
Eligible: 2,729 Votes: 2,043 Participation: 74.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29264(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 799 39.11% +199 Loser:
PROV
 600 29.37% Joseph J. Threlkeld

Service: 4 years 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,915 Votes: 2,351 Participation: 80.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29352(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,113 48.77% -56 Winner:
CONS
 1,169 51.23% James Fitzsimmons
Eligible: 3,298 Votes: 2,806 Participation: 85.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29406(F) — 12 Feb 2023 00:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 1,250 45.05% +299 Loser:
NPIG
 951 34.27% James Fitzsimmons

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,117 Votes: 2,768 Participation: 88.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29445(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 1,064 38.86% +135 Loser:
CFF
 929 33.93% Herbert W. Herridge

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,675 Votes: 2,258 Participation: 84.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29530(F) — 24 Jul 2023 00:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 941 42.18% +187 Loser:
CONS
 754 33.80% Arthur E. (John) Jukes
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 58
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,815 Votes: 2,101 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29578(F) — 23 Sep 2022 10:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 969 46.88% -129 Winner:
CFF
 1,098 53.12% Randolph Harding

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Charles Sidney Leary		 17 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Sidney Leary		 17 Sep 2023

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