| Record 47402 · 4437 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 88%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 4 June 1934 (89 years 3 months ago) |
18 January 1998 (25 years 8 months ago) |
63 years 7 months | No |
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| John Ottenheimer (c. 1953–) | Half-brother | ||
| Edward J. Byrne (c. 1963–) | Son-in-law |
| Legislature | Total | Government | Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | NL | 34 | PC | 1 | Opposition Leader | 32–35 | 08 Sep 1966 — 30 Jun 1969 | 2 | 9 | 22 | |
| 2. | NL | 34 | PC | 1 | Party leader | 32–35 | 15 Sep 1966 — 30 Jun 1969 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
| 3. | NL | 37 | PC | 1 | Speaker | 41–45 | 16 Sep 1975 — 17 Jun 1979 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| → 8 recorded electoral participations → 10 electoral path points |
→ 3 known challengers: |
William R. Callahan m (2 runoffs) Richard J. Cashin m Esau E. Thoms m |
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| Federal Ass.: 27 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's West | |||||||
| 8 November 1965 | Age: 31 |
Failed to enter Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/4 | PC | 39.85% | 10,054 of 25,230 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LIB | 57.40% | 14,481 (+4,427) | Richard J. Cashin m ( 28 ) | |||||
| ID: 25098(F) — 7 Oct 2022 21:59 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 34 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's East | |||||||
| 8 September 1966 | Age: 32 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | PC | 62.87% | 2,325 of 3,698 | Elig.: 5,217 | Parti.: 71.61% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 37.13% | 1,373 (-952) | Kevin O'Regan m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 15 May 1970 > | ?? | PC | → | Vac. | Resigned: Left politics | ||||
| ID: 14622(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:44 ET | Service: 3 years 8 months 7 days (Oppo.) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 34 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's East | |||||||
| 26 June 1970 | Age: 36 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | PC | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | William W. Marshall m ( 34 ) | |||||
| ID: 14765(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:16 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 35 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | St. Mary's | |||||||
| 28 October 1971 | Age: 37 |
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | PC | 51.66% | 1,216 of 2,354 | Elig.: 2,674 | Parti.: 88.33% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 48.34% | 1,138 (-78) | Michael J. Maher m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 18 January 1972 > | ?? | LIB | → | PC | |||||
| ID: 14669(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:55 ET | Service: 0 year 4 months 24 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 36 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | St. Mary's | |||||||
| 24 March 1972 | Age: 37 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | PC | 72.28% | 1,705 of 2,359 | Elig.: 2,674 | Parti.: 88.82% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 27.72% | 654 (-1,051) | Dermott J. Lee m | |||||
| ID: 14711(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 37 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Waterford--Kenmount | |||||||
| 16 September 1975 | Age: 41 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | PC | 54.29% | 2,922 of 5,382 | Elig.: 8,155 | Parti.: 66.24% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 19.73% | 1,062 (-1,860) | Gerald S. Moore m | |||||
| ID: 14589(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 38 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Waterford--Kenmount | |||||||
| 18 June 1979 | Age: 45 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | PC | 61.95% | 3,842 of 6,202 | Elig.: 8,652 | Parti.: 71.82% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 32.12% | 1,992 (-1,850) | William R. Callahan m ( 47 ) | |||||
| ID: 14537(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 39 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Waterford--Kenmount | |||||||
| 6 April 1982 | Age: 47 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | PC | 72.33% | 5,063 of 7,000 | Elig.: 8,652 | Parti.: 81.21% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 20.39% | 1,427 (-3,636) | William R. Callahan m ( 50 ) | |||||
| ID: 14485(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 40 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Waterford--Kenmount | |||||||
| 2 April 1985 | Age: 50 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | PC | 56.98% | 3,251 of 5,706 | Elig.: 8,089 | Parti.: 70.65% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 24.55% | 1,401 (-1,850) | Eric Adams m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 30 December 1987 > | ?? | PC | → | Vac. | Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.) | ||||
| ID: 14433(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:44 ET | Service: 2 years 8 months 28 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 40 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Waterford--Kenmount | |||||||
| 9 March 1988 | Age: 53 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 41.45% | 2,311 of 5,576 | Eric A. Gullage m ( 46 ) | |||||
| ID: 14756(F) — 9 Aug 2023 22:05 ET | |||||||||
| → 3 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. Gerald R. Ottenheimer, Senator, Q.C. | 6 Sep 2023 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. Gerald R. Ottenheimer, sénateur, c.r. | 6 Sep 2023 |
| EN | Wikipedia: Gerry Ottenheimer | 6 Sep 2023 |