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♂ Leighton Edward Buckwell
aliasLeighton Buckwell
Record
8078 · 3151

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
Birth 28 November 1918 → 105 years + 5 months ago
Lived 78 years + 1 month
First mandate 23 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 2 January 1997 → 27 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 9 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
Leighton Edward Buckwell (1918–1997)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
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
Alberta 7 10 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ T.J. John Walker  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,901 Votes: 5,461 Participation: 69.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13159(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
SC
 1/4 2,822 52.10% +1,049 Loser:
PC
 1,773 32.73% George Whitehead

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,701 Votes: 6,708 Participation: 77.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13084(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
 1/3 3,399 50.91% +591 Loser:
PC
 2,808 42.05% Danny Le Grandeur

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,833 Votes: 6,630 Participation: 67.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13010(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
SC
 2/4 2,359 35.79% -1,312 Winner:
PC
 3,671 55.70% T.J. John Walker

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Leighton E. Buckwell		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leighton Buckwell		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 21:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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