Frank Chester (politician)

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Frank Leslie Chester

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = November 30, 1901

| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba

| death_date = August 13, 1966

| residence =

| office1 = MLA

| term_start1 = 1949

| term_end1 = 1953

| constituency1 = Winnipeg North
(multiple member constituency)

| predecessor1 = new district

| successor1 = Alexander Turk

| alongside1 = Morris Gray, John Hawryluk, Bill Kardash

| party = Liberal-Progressive

| religion =

| profession = merchant

}}

Frank Leslie Chester (November 30, 1901 – August 13, 1966) was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba, who served on Winnipeg City Council and in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.J.M. Bumstead, Dictionary of Manitoba Biography. University of Manitoba Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-88755-169-6}}.

Born in Winnipeg, Chester was educated in Vancouver, British Columbia, and returned to Winnipeg later in life. He worked as a hardware merchant, and served as an alderman in Winnipeg from 1947 to 1950.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a Liberal-Progressive in the 1949 provincial election in the constituency of Winnipeg North, which elected four members by a single transferable ballot. Chester finished third on the first count, and was declared elected on the eighth and final count. He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature.

He did not seek re-election in the 1953 provincial election, but instead ran as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada for Winnipeg North in the 1953 federal election. He lost to CCF candidate Alistair Stewart by 5,911 votes.