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♂ Leslie R. Peterson
aliasLeslie R. Peterson
Record
49317 · 8606

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 6 1 7
Total 6 2 8
Birth 6 October 1923 → 100 years + 6 months ago
Lived 91 years + 6 months
First mandate 9 January 1956 → 68 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 3 months
Death 14 April 2015 → 9 years ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 7 months after 29 August 1972
Special notes
None
 

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
British Columbia 16 7 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
17 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas R. Berger  m 
⊖ Joseph H. Corsbie  m 
⊖ Richard J.J. Durante  m 
⊖ Alexander S. Matthew  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
⊖ Homer J. Stevens  m 
⊖ Frederick J. Vulliamy  m 
⊖ Rodney J. Young  m 
 		 ⊖ Ralph O. Campney  m 
⊖ Roy T. Cummings  m 
⊖ Douglas Jung  m 
⊖ Grace M. McCarthy  f  (3 runoffs)
⊖ C. Patrick Neale  m 
⊖ Dorothy G. Steeves  f 
⊖ William E. Stewart  m 
⊖ Phyllis F. Young  f 
 
Eligible: 35,263 Votes: 20,421 Participation: 57.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23701(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
SC
 2/5 4,946 24.45% -3,313 Winner:
LIB
 8,259 40.83% Ralph O. Campney
Eligible: 41,323 Votes: 13,382 Participation: 32.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
9 January 1956
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29825(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
SC
 1/4 6,107 46.77% +2,392 Loser:
PC
 3,715 28.45% Douglas Jung

Service: 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,709 Votes: 36,470 Participation: 48.36% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29863(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
SC
 1/9 9,112 50.20% +4,551 Loser:
CFF
 4,561 25.13% C. Patrick Neale

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,420 Votes: 41,237 Participation: 51.01% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29911(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
SC
 1/10 8,516 41.81% +1,986 Loser:
CFF
 6,530 32.06% Thomas R. Berger

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,132 Votes: 40,196 Participation: 55.62% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29956(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
SC
 1/10 8,060 40.52% +2,254 Loser:
NDP
 5,806 29.19% John M. Norris

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,720 Votes: 50,495 Participation: 65.21% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29964(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
SC
 1/6 12,380 49.48% +3,760 Loser:
NDP
 8,620 34.45% Joseph H. Corsbie

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,966 Votes: 56,459 Participation: 64.21% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30060(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
SC
 1/6 14,292 50.94% +5,272 Loser:
NDP
 9,020 32.15% Richard M. Rockwell

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,285 Votes: 59,343 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30108(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
SC
 3/12 11,219 38.08% -542 Winner:
NDP
 11,761 39.92% Roy T. Cummings

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Leslie Peterson (politician)		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 16:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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