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♂ Frank L. Chester
aliasFrank L. Chester
Record
10733 · 14731

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 30 November 1901 → 122 years + 4 months ago
Lived 64 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 November 1949 → 74 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 13 August 1966 → 57 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 2 months after 7 June 1953
Special notes
None
 
Frank L. Chester (1901–1966)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 3 6 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Morris A. Gray  m 
⊖ William A. Kardash  m 
⊖ William Scraba  m 
⊖ Alistair M. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ John M. Hawryluk  m 
⊖ John M. Kozoriz  m 
⊖ Abraham L. (Abe) Simkin  m 
⊖ Joseph Zuken  m 
 
Eligible: 46,649 Votes: 24,909 Participation: 53.40% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Single trans. vote (4)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37533(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIBP
 3/12 3,649 14.85% +1,845 Loser:
LIBP
 1,804 7.34% John M. Kozoriz
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 48
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,887 Votes: 22,116 Participation: 49.27% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Single trans. vote (4)
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37627(F) — 23 Mar 2022 13:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIBP
 1,622 7.50% Alexander Turk
Eligible: 51,637 Votes: 31,090 Participation: 60.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/4 9,094 29.83% -5,911 Winner:
CCF
 15,005 49.21% Alistair M. Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Chester, Frank L.		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Chester, Frank L.		 17 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Frank Leslie Chester (1901-1966)		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frank Chester (politician)		 17 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Feb 2024 17:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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