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♂ Leon D. Crestohl
aliasLeon D. Crestohl
Record
13413 · 7651

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 7 May 1900 → 123 years + 11 months ago
Lived 62 years + 10 months
First mandate 19 June 1950 → 73 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 1 month
Death 21 March 1963 → 61 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Leon D. Crestohl (1900–1963)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ David de Burgh Graham (1981–) Great-grand-nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 8 27

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 37,182 Votes: 17,920 Participation: 48.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Québec
19 June 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23655(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 9,701 54.14% +5,788 Loser:
LPP
 3,913 21.84% Harry Binder

Service: 3 years 1 month 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,270 Votes: 16,553 Participation: 63.01% Candidacies: 6
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23847(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/6 12,493 76.90% +11,425 Loser:
PC
 1,068 6.57% Tadeusz Brzezinski

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,655 Votes: 16,742 Participation: 65.26% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24131(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/5 11,955 72.92% +10,046 Loser:
PC
 1,909 11.64% Aldo Lattik

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,655 Votes: 16,188 Participation: 63.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24397(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 7,097 43.84% +247 Loser:
PC
 6,850 42.32% Hyman B. Brock

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,118 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24674(F) — 29 Dec 2022 15:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/4 6,464 49.28% +2,882 Loser:
PC
 3,582 27.31% Charles S. Barden
After his election:
21 Mar 1963 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 9 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,510 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24938(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 6,642 49.16% Milton L. Klein

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Leon David Crestohl, M.P.		 13 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Leon David Crestohl, député		 13 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leon Crestohl		 13 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Leon David Crestohl		 13 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Mar 2024 21:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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