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♂ George Sellars
aliasGeorge Sellars
Record
55955 · 5798

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 0 2
Birth c. 1891 → 133 years ago
Lived ± 70 years
First mandate 2 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 65 years
Death c. August 1961 → 62 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 4 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 1,654 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26107(F) — 22 Oct 2023 12:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±65
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,654 Votes: 1,172 Participation: 70.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26131(F) — 22 Oct 2023 12:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±68
LIB
 1/2 1,061 90.84% +954 Loser:
PC
 107 9.16% Roderick Roberts
After his election:
1 Aug 1961 ±70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,654 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 March 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26195(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±70		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Gerald I. Hill

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Bert Riggs (October 2000), Newfoundland's Grand Bank, Lining up for Labrador		 22 Oct 2023
EN Find a Grave
George Sellars		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 12:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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