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♂ William Augustus Oldford
aliasGus Oldford
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 0 1
Birth 18 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
Lived 98 years
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years
Death 27 October 2023 → 6 months ago
Exit → Death 51 years + 9 months after 15 January 1972
Special notes
None
 
William Augustus (Gus) Oldford (1925–2023)
© Photo 2023 Central Funeral Homes — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Newfoundland Liberal, Oldford stepped down as a judge in 1971 to be elected in what turned out to be the last Smallwood government. His resignation two months later to return to the bench gave the Progressive Conservatives as majority of seats, leading to the fall of the government and triggering another general election.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 2 18 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Henry R.V. Earle  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,417 Votes: 2,697 Participation: 78.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14642(F) — 12 Feb 2024 15:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 1,457 54.71% +251 Loser:
PC
 1,206 45.29% Henry R.V. Earle
After his election:
15 Jan 1972 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,417 Votes: 2,804 Participation: 82.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14684(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
PC
 1,563 55.74% Henry R.V. Earle

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Central Funeral Homes Aquamation Services, William Augustus (Gus) Oldford		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Augustus Oldford		 14 Apr 2024

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