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♂ Lee Richardson
aliasLee Richardson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 31 October 1947
Age 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years
 
Mandate ended 11 years + 10 months ago (30 May 2012)
Special notes
None
 
Lee Richardson (1947– )
© Photo 2014 5of7 — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Serving one term as a Progressive Conservative (1988–1993) and four terms as a Conservative (2004–2012) in the Commons, Richardson was known for his ability to be impartial to all sides in the House and in his Calgary riding office. But, impressed by Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, he attempted to get the Liberal nomination for the 2017 by-election in Calgary Heritage. He failed. Someone named Scott Forsyth won that nomination, and the by-election was won by the Conservative, Bob Benzen.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 10 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Janet (Jan) C. Brown  f 
 		 ⊕ Jennifer Pollock  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,825 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3452(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 1/9 32,477 62.67% +25,640 Loser:
NDP
 6,837 13.19% Kathy Miller

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,430 Votes: 56,255 Participation: 65.09% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3150(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PC
 2/7 11,287 20.13% -22,277 Winner:
REF
 33,564 59.85% Janet (Jan) C. Brown
Eligible: 89,334 Votes: 51,403 Participation: 57.54% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 956(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
CPC
 1/5 26,192 51.16% +10,887 Loser:
LIB
 15,305 29.89% Julia Turnbull

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,354 Votes: 54,800 Participation: 62.02% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 889(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/5 30,213 55.41% +19,749 Loser:
LIB
 10,464 19.19% Heesung Kim

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 88,677 Votes: 47,142 Participation: 53.16% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5688(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CPC
 1/5 26,085 55.60% +17,683 Loser:
LIB
 8,402 17.91% Heesung Kim

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,536 Votes: 49,496 Participation: 55.28% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6228(F) — 12 Feb 2022 15:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CPC
 1/4 28,401 57.68% +19,770 Loser:
LIB
 8,631 17.53% Jennifer Pollock
After his election:
30 May 2012 64
CPC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 94,582 Votes: 27,732 Participation: 29.32% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Alberta
26 November 2012
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 25998(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
CPC
 10,191 36.87% Joan Crockatt

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
CBC News (21 December 2016), Ex-Tory MP Lee Richardson mulls run as Liberal in Harper's old Calgary riding		 16 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Lee Richardson, M.P.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Lee Richardson, député		 16 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lee Richardson		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lee Richardson (politician)		 16 Feb 2024

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