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♂ William H. Rompkey
aliasWilliam H. Rompkey
Record
53644 · 353

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 13 May 1936 → 87 years + 11 months ago
Lived 80 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 5 months
Death 21 March 2017 → 7 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 21 September 1995
Special notes
None
 
William H. Rompkey (1936–2017)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Newfoundland and Labrador (1995–2011)
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 22 10 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 43–46 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Sep 1982 2 6 26
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44–48 25 Feb 1981 — 03 Sep 1984 3 6 9
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 47–48 10 Jan 1984 — 29 Jun 1984 0 5 19
4. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 48 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
 1. National Revenue
 2. Newfoundland and Labrador [Without portfolio]
 3. Mines [Energy, Mines and Resources]
 4. Minister of State [Transport]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ D. Joseph Goudie  m 
⊖ Peter J. Walsh  m 
 		 ⊖ Ambrose H. Peddle  m 
 
Eligible: 39,428 Votes: 24,765 Participation: 62.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10196(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 14,274 57.64% +5,306 Loser:
PC
 8,968 36.21% Ambrose H. Peddle

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,428 Votes: 23,148 Participation: 58.71% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10460(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 12,689 54.82% +7,256 Loser:
PC
 5,433 23.47% Jim C. Janes

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,977 Votes: 29,595 Participation: 64.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4395(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 13,639 46.09% +1,101 Loser:
NDP
 12,538 42.37% Bryan Blackmore

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,977 Votes: 29,684 Participation: 64.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 15,530 52.67% +8,155 Loser:
PC
 7,375 25.01% Ray Hawco

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,791 Votes: 28,831 Participation: 61.62% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3828(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 12,938 45.13% +824 Loser:
PC
 12,114 42.26% Peter J. Walsh

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,320 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3533(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 7,126 53.50% +2,726 Loser:
PC
 4,400 33.03% D. Joseph Goudie

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,435 Votes: 11,363 Participation: 55.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3234(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 8,721 77.14% +6,580 Loser:
PC
 2,141 18.94% G. Wayne Piercey
After his election:
21 Sep 1995 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,435 Votes: 9,963 Participation: 48.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 March 1996
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10849(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 4,032 40.47% Lawrence D. O'Brien

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Bill Rompkey, P.C., Senator, M.P.		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Bill Rompkey, C.P., sénateur, député		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Rompkey		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 14:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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