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♂ Leon E. Benoit
aliasLeon E. Benoit
Record
4151 · 815

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 7 July 1950
Age 73 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Leon E. Benoit (1950– )
© Photo 2007 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Nick G. Sibbeston (1943–) Brother-in-law  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 11 17

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 52,376 Votes: 36,112 Participation: 68.95% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3162(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
REF
 1/8 19,732 54.74% +11,552 Loser:
PC
 8,180 22.69% Roger Lehr

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,339 Votes: 39,256 Participation: 56.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2861(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
REF
 1/5 23,214 59.28% +16,238 Loser:
PC
 6,976 17.81% Les Parsons
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 49
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,660 Votes: 44,972 Participation: 63.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2560(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CA
 1/4 29,348 65.45% +20,298 Loser:
LIB
 9,050 20.18% Wayne Kowalski
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 53
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,374 Votes: 46,082 Participation: 59.56% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 979(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CPC
 1/4 33,800 73.54% +28,410 Loser:
LIB
 5,390 11.73% Duff Stewart

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 79,393 Votes: 51,266 Participation: 64.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 912(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CPC
 1/6 37,954 74.17% +33,227 Loser:
NDP
 4,727 9.24% Len Legault

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,038 Votes: 44,864 Participation: 54.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5711(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/4 34,493 77.09% +30,263 Loser:
NDP
 4,230 9.45% Raymond A. Stone

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,790 Votes: 49,158 Participation: 58.67% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6251(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CPC
 1/5 39,145 79.79% +33,584 Loser:
NDP
 5,561 11.34% Raymond A. Stone

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,721 Votes: 54,934 Participation: 68.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Alberta
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7629(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
CPC
 39,882 72.81% Shannon Stubbs

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Leon Earl Benoit, M.P.		 30 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Leon Earl Benoit, député		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leon Benoit		 30 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Leon Benoit		 30 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jan 2024 21:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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