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♂ Charles J. Power
aliasCharles J. Power
Record
50535 · 369

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 1 7
Total 7 1 8
Birth 29 February 1948
Age 76 years + 1 month
First mandate 16 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 2 months ago (31 January 2000)
Special notes
None
 
Charles J. Power (1948– )
© Photo 1997 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 2 7 29
Newfoundland and Labrador 15 3 7 Z
TOTAL 17 11 7

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas M. Doyle  m 
⊖ Martin F. O'Brien  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jean Payne  f 
 		 ⊕ Rex V. Gibbons  m 
⊖ Gerald E. Panting  m 
 
Eligible: 4,888 Votes: 4,080 Participation: 83.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14550(F) — 27 Feb 2022 15:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
PC
 1/4 1,240 30.48% +8 Loser:
LIB
 1,232 30.29% Martin F. O'Brien
After his election:
15 Jan 1976 27
PC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 3 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,888 Votes: 3,891 Participation: 79.60% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 June 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14744(F) — 5 Aug 2023 23:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
28
ILIB
 2/5 1,375 35.44% -9 Winner:
LIB
 1,384 35.67% Martin F. O'Brien
Eligible: 4,888 Votes: 3,305 Participation: 67.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 June 1977
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14745(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
29
PC
 1/3 1,496 45.40% +240 Loser:
LIB
 1,256 38.12% Walter Power

Service: 2 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,009 Votes: 4,125 Participation: 82.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14498(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
PC
 1/3 2,678 64.95% +1,818 Loser:
LIB
 860 20.86% Jean Payne

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,009 Votes: 4,252 Participation: 84.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14446(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/2 3,374 79.84% +2,522 Loser:
LIB
 852 20.16% John Wiseman

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,599 Votes: 4,598 Participation: 82.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14394(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/3 2,537 55.51% +1,191 Loser:
NDP
 1,346 29.45% Adrian Sullivan

Service: 4 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,394 Votes: 4,814 Participation: 89.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14309(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/3 2,954 61.61% +1,243 Loser:
LIB
 1,711 35.68% Tom Carey
After his election:
29 May 1992 44
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 1 month 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,394 Votes: 4,559 Participation: 84.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 June 1992
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14762(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
PC
 2,013 44.24% Loyola Sullivan
Eligible: 73,200 Votes: 44,206 Participation: 60.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2935(F) — 31 Jan 2022 22:23 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
PC
 1/5 19,393 44.07% +3,076 Loser:
LIB
 16,317 37.08% Rex V. Gibbons
After his election:
31 Jan 2000 51
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 7 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,697 Votes: 32,210 Participation: 44.31% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
15 May 2000
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10842(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 11,392 35.48% Loyola W. Hearn

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Charles J. (Charlie) Power, M.P.		 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Charles J. (Charlie) Power, député		 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charlie Power (politician)		 29 Feb 2024

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Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 10:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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