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♂ Lawrence D. O'Brien
aliasLawrence D. O'Brien
Record
46682 · 354

Metis   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 31 March 1951 → 73 years ago
Lived 53 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 March 1996 → 28 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 16 December 2004 → 19 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Lawrence D. O'Brien (1951–2004)
© Photo 2004 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 8 8 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Randy Collins  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 4,032 40.47% +1,005 Loser:
REF
 3,027 30.38% John M. McGrath

Service: 1 year 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,197 Votes: 12,259 Participation: 60.70% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2933(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 6,182 50.62% +1,567 Loser:
NDP
 4,615 37.79% Randy Collins

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,654 Votes: 10,425 Participation: 53.04% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2628(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 7,153 68.99% +5,869 Loser:
NDP
 1,284 12.38% Amanda Will

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,909 Votes: 8,923 Participation: 44.82% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1047(F) — 1 Feb 2022 21:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/5 5,524 62.23% +4,124 Loser:
CPC
 1,400 15.77% Merrill Strachan
After his election:
16 Dec 2004 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 5 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,909 Votes: 10,564 Participation: 53.06% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 May 2005
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10822(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 5,438 51.48% Todd N.D. Russell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Lawrence D. O'Brien, M.P.		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Lawrence D. O'Brien, député		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lawrence D. O'Brien		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 14:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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