{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Les Hull | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|12|21}} | birth_place = Springfield, New Brunswick | death_date = | death_place = | office1 = MLA for York South | term1 = 1974–1987 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = Al Lacey | office2 = Mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick | term2 = 2001-2004 | predecessor2 = Sandy DiGiacinto | successor2 = Brad Woodside | party = Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick | profession = | occupation = Physical Education Instructor | spouse = Eve Elizabeth Jackson (m. 1958) | children = }} '''Leslie Irvine Hull''' (born December 21, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of York South,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tu4LAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Hull,+Hon.+Leslie%22|title = The Canadian Who's who|year = 1993|isbn = 9780802046703}}</ref> and later served a term as mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick from 2001 to 2004.<ref name=mayor>"Hull new Fredericton mayor". ''Telegraph-Journal'', May 15, 2001.</ref>

He was also a candidate for mayor of Fredericton in the October 1999 by-election following the resignation of Brad Woodside but lost to Sandy DiGiacinto by just 41 votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en/resources/publications/mehep.html | title=Municipal, Education and Health Elections Publications | date=28 February 2014 }}</ref> He defeated DiGiacinto in the 2001 election.<ref name=mayor/>

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