Stuart Malcolm Leggatt (November 9, 1931 – September 21, 2002) was a

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politician and judge. Born in

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, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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and a law degree in 1954. He practised law in

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and

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. In 1969, he was elected as an alderman in Port Coquitlam. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of

in the 1972 federal election. A New Democrat, he was re-elected in the 1974 election. From 1979 to 1983, he was the

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MLA for the

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riding. In 1983, he became a judge. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1990.

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