Leonard Claydon

Leonard Harold Claydon (December 31, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – 1971) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative from 1969 until his death.

Claydon was educated at Winnipeg public schools and St. Johns College. He worked as a merchant and technician, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940 to 1946, spending three and a half years overseas and reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He later operated a hardware store in Winnipeg. He was a Scottish Rite freemason and a member of the United Church of Canada.[1]

He was elected to the Winnipeg City Council in the 1960 municipal election, was re-elected four times. He chaired the city's Public Works Committee from 1961 to 1969, and served as acting deputy mayor in 1968.[2]

Claydon won a by-election for the Manitoba legislature in the riding of Wolseley in February 1969, following the resignation of former Premier Dufferin Roblin.[3] He remained a member of the Winnipeg City Council after his provincial election.[4]

Claydon was re-elected in the 1969 provincial election, but died two years later.

Electoral record

Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969 : Wolseley edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Leonard Claydon 2,161 46.62 $2,640.69
     Liberal Julius Koteles 1,528 33.01 $10,753.19
     New Democratic Party Archie Stone 944 20.37 $1,423.50
Total valid votes 4,633 100
Rejected and discarded votes 75
Turnout 4,708 41.97
Electors on the lists 11,217

References

  1. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 9 January 1969, p. 3; advertisement, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 1969, p. 8.
  2. ^ advertisement, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 1969, p. 8.
  3. ^ Claydon won the Progressive Conservative nomination unopposed. See Winnipeg Free Press', 9 January 1969, p. 3.
  4. ^ Claydon had intended to seek re-election to the chairmanship of the public works committee in early 1969, but withdrew from the contest on the grounds that he was too busy with his provincial campaign. See Winnipeg Free Press, 14 January 1969, p. 4.