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♂ R. David Rooney
aliasR. David Rooney
Record
53679 · 352

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 13 August 1937 → 86 years + 8 months ago
Lived 69 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
Death 9 November 2006 → 17 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 2 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
R. David Rooney (1937–2006)
© Photo 1980 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 11 10 1

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel Drover  m 
⊖ John H. Lundrigan  m 
 		 ⊖ F. Morrissey Johnson  m 
 
Eligible: 42,012 Votes: 23,009 Participation: 54.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10193(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/5 12,635 54.91% +3,836 Loser:
PC
 8,799 38.24% Fred Woodman

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,012 Votes: 26,453 Participation: 62.97% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10457(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 13,258 50.12% +1,141 Loser:
PC
 12,117 45.81% John H. Lundrigan

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,771 Votes: 24,705 Participation: 50.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4392(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 11,314 45.80% +3,866 Loser:
NDP
 7,448 30.15% W.A. Bill Parsons

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,771 Votes: 27,951 Participation: 57.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4110(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 14,467 52.08% +6,079 Loser:
PC
 8,388 30.20% Edward G. Bailey

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,355 Votes: 34,795 Participation: 66.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3824(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/3 14,103 40.82% -4,912 Winner:
PC
 19,015 55.04% F. Morrissey Johnson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard David (Dave) Rooney, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard David (Dave) Rooney, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dave Rooney		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 18:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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