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♂ Leigh F. Stevenson
aliasLeigh F. Stevenson
Record
58955 · 8643

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 24 April 1895 → 129 years ago
Lived 93 years + 10 months
First mandate 24 June 1946 → 77 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
Death 3 March 1989 → 35 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 8 months after 11 June 1952
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 5 11 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Albert R. MacDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Dorothy G. Steeves  f 
 		 ⊖ Tilly J. Rolston  f 
 
Eligible: 55,347 Votes: 40,119 Participation: 37.26% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
24 June 1946
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30218(F) — 23 Sep 2022 13:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PC
 1/6 14,220 70.89% +8,549 Loser:
CFF
 5,671 28.27% Dorothy G. Steeves

Service: 2 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,653 Votes: 148,644 Participation: 69.15% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  17 Jan 1952
ID: 29641(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 2/11 36,451 73.57% +24,471 Loser:
CFF
 11,980 24.18% John W. Dunfield
After his election:
17 Jan 1952 56
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
19 Jan 1952 56
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 87,774 Votes: 56,895 Participation: 64.82% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29771(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 14,886 28.65% George C. Miller

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Leigh Stevenson		 23 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Oct 2023 22:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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