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♂ Leonard (Lenard) Joseph Gustafson
aliasLenard Gustafson
Record
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Icelandic-Canadian    Evangelical   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 10 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
Lived 88 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 18 March 2022 → 2 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 9 months after 26 May 1993
Special notes
None
 
Leonard (Lenard) Joseph Gustafson (1933–2022)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1993–2008)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 0 1

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Ralph E. Goodale  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ William G. Knight  m 
 
Eligible: 40,961 Votes: 33,795 Participation: 82.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Saskatchewan
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4586(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
PC
 1/4 12,365 36.59% +1,182 Loser:
NDP
 11,183 33.09% William G. Knight

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,961 Votes: 31,395 Participation: 76.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Saskatchewan
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4304(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/4 11,251 35.94% +1,084 Loser:
LIB
 10,167 32.48% Ralph E. Goodale

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,569 Votes: 34,044 Participation: 81.90% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Saskatchewan
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4031(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/4 16,026 47.21% +5,173 Loser:
NDP
 10,853 31.97% Bill Adamack

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,741 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Saskatchewan
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3737(F) — 30 Jan 2022 17:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/4 17,200 46.81% +5,276 Loser:
NDP
 11,924 32.45% Jeff Sample
After his election:
26 May 1993 59
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,238 Votes: 33,787 Participation: 71.53% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3443(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 10,917 32.43% A.B. (Bernie) Collins

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Hall Funeral Services, Lenard Gustafson		 07 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Leonard J. Gustafson, P.C., M.P., Senator		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Leonard J. Gustafson, C.P., député, sénateur		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leonard Gustafson		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 05:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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