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♂ Leslie Gordon Benjamin
aliasLeslie Gordon Benjamin
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Saskatchewan 0 2 2
Total 7 2 9
Birth 29 April 1925 → 99 years ago
Lived 78 years + 1 month
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 16 June 2003 → 20 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Leslie Gordon Benjamin (1925–2003)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
When Ronald Reagan addressed the Parliament of Canada in 1987, Benjamin, a Saskatchewan New Democrat, heckled him by crying "he's mad!"
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 25 3 23

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander C. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m 
⊖ Kenneth H. More  m 
 		 ⊕ Stuart J. Cameron  m 
⊖ Marlyn K. Clary  m 
⊖ George C. Richardson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 8,978 Votes: 7,572 Participation: 84.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31804(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
CCF
 2/3 2,511 33.16% -266 Winner:
LIB
 2,777 36.67% Alexander C. Cameron
Eligible: 8,506 Votes: 7,146 Participation: 84.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31854(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
CCF
 2/4 2,360 33.03% -726 Winner:
LIB
 3,086 43.18% Alexander C. Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,778 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Saskatchewan
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10047(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
NDP
 1/3 17,102 39.07% +3,530 Loser:
PC
 13,572 31.00% Kenneth H. More

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,085 Votes: 47,938 Participation: 78.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Saskatchewan
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10386(F) — 28 Jun 2023 23:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/4 18,983 39.60% +2,591 Loser:
PC
 16,392 34.19% George C. Richardson
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 47
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 49
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,085 Votes: 47,302 Participation: 77.44% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Saskatchewan
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10650(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/5 16,874 35.67% +1,316 Loser:
PC
 15,558 32.89% George C. Richardson

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,658 Votes: 45,607 Participation: 76.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4594(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/5 19,340 42.41% +5,123 Loser:
PC
 14,217 31.17% G.A. Gerry Fuller

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,658 Votes: 41,277 Participation: 69.19% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Saskatchewan
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4312(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
NDP
 1/5 17,353 42.20% +3,979 Loser:
PC
 13,374 32.52% Spence Bozak

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,106 Votes: 51,173 Participation: 79.83% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Saskatchewan
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4028(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
NDP
 1/6 23,865 46.82% +7,799 Loser:
PC
 16,066 31.52% Dan Stephens

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,506 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Saskatchewan
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3731(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
NDP
 1/4 21,593 57.57% +11,659 Loser:
PC
 9,934 26.49% Sam Richardson

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,311 Votes: 36,102 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3438(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 12,879 35.85% John L. Solomon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Benjamin, Leslie Gordon (1925-2003)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Leslie Gordon Benjamin, M.P.		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Leslie Gordon Benjamin, député		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Les Benjamin		 23 Mar 2024

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