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♂ Christopher W. Pearson
aliasChristopher W. Pearson
Record
48668 · 7082

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Yukon 2 0 2
Birth 29 April 1931 → 93 years ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 November 1978 → 45 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 6 months
Death 14 February 2014 → 10 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 9 months after 12 May 1985
Special notes
None
 
Christopher W. Pearson (1931–2014) 200x179
© Photo 1978 Legislative Assembly, Yukon — 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
Yukon 6 5 20 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. YT 24–25
PC
 1 Premier 47–53 20 Nov 1978 — 22 Mar 1985 6 4 2
2. YT 24–25
PC
 1 Party leader 47–54 28 Nov 1978 — 13 May 1985 6 5 15

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 907 Votes: 614 Participation: 67.70% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
24		 Yukon
20 November 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27132(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/3 358 58.59% +164 Loser:
LIB
 194 31.75% Richard B. Rotondo

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 995 Votes: 737 Participation: 74.07% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
25		 Yukon
7 June 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27149(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
PC
 1/3 395 54.04% +207 Loser:
LIB
 188 25.72% Jim Kennelly

Service: 2 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,232 Votes: 898 Participation: 72.89% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
26		 Yukon
13 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 27165(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 540 60.54% Douglas G. Phillips

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Chris Pearson (politician)		 03 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Chris Pearson		 03 Jan 2024
EN Yukon Legislature Speaks
Christopher (Chris) Pearson		 03 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Jan 2024 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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