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♂ Peter Penashue
aliasPeter Penashue
Record
48924 · 376

Innu   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 9 April 1964
Age 60 years + 1 month
First mandate 2 May 2011 → 13 years + 16 days ago
↳ at age 47 years
 
Mandate ended 11 years + 2 months ago (14 March 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Peter Penashue (1964– )
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 1 10 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Yvonne Jean Jones  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Todd Russell  m 
 
Eligible: 20,305 Votes: 10,744 Participation: 52.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6319(F) — 2 Feb 2022 08:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CPC
 1/4 4,256 39.81% +79 Loser:
LIB
 4,177 39.07% Todd N.D. Russell
After his election:
14 Mar 2013 48
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 1 year 10 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,630 Votes: 12,137 Participation: 58.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
13 May 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26001(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
CPC
 2/4 3,924 32.40% -1,888 Winner:
LIB
 5,812 47.99% Yvonne J. Jones
Eligible: 20,045 Votes: 12,426 Participation: 61.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7404(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
CPC
 3/3 1,716 13.87% -7,162 Winner:
LIB
 8,878 71.75% Yvonne J. Jones

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Peter Penashue, P.C., M.P.		  9 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Peter Penashue, C.P., député		  9 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Penashue		  9 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Peter Penashue		  9 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 20:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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