Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph G. Rousseau
aliasJoe Rousseau
Record
53995 · 4500

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 0 2
Birth 15 July 1935 → 89 years + 3 months ago
Lived ± 57 years
1st mandate 24 March 1972 → 52 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death c. 1993 → 31 years ago
Exit → Death ± 13 years + 6 months after 17 June 1979
Special notes
None
 

Joseph G. Rousseau (1935–c.1993)
No image available
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
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 2 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
Tom Burgess  m 
 

 
Labrador West
Elig. 6,191 Votes: 5,757 Partic.: 92.99%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
36
Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14696(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
36
PC
1/3 3,494 60.84% +1,683 Loser:
LIB
1,811 31.53% Thomas W. Burgess

Service:
3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Menihek
Elig. 7,845 Votes: 3,953 Partic.: 50.39% Can.: 4
Provincial
37
Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14565(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
1/4 2,561 65.00% +1,940 Loser:
LIB
621 15.76% Eric P. Chaulk

Service:
3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Menihek
Elig. 7,389 Votes: 5,265 Partic.: 71.25% Can.: 3
Provincial
38
Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14513(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43
Successor:
PC
1,862 35.50% Peter J. Walsh

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph G. Rousseau
 6 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph G. Rousseau
 6 Oct 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Oct 2024 07:49 (but data presented dynamically)