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♂ Scott Simms
aliasScott Simms
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 12 August 1969
Age 54 years + 8 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 2 years + 7 months ago (19 September 2021)
Special notes
None
 
Scott Simms (1969– )
© Photo 2020 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In 2007, Simms, a federal Liberal from Newfoundland and Labrador, became known in Ireland, so to speak, when a lifeguard at a beach on Achill Island found one of his election posters that had washed up on the sand.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 2 16

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Rex Barnes  m 
⊕ Clifford Small  m 
 		 ⊕ Kevin G. O'Brien  m 
 
Eligible: 71,952 Votes: 33,312 Participation: 46.30% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1045(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/5 15,970 48.20% +2,184 Loser:
CPC
 13,786 41.61% Rex Barnes

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,782 Votes: 38,365 Participation: 54.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/4 19,866 52.04% +4,490 Loser:
CPC
 15,376 40.28% Aaron Hynes

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,828 Votes: 28,733 Participation: 41.15% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5777(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 20,089 70.27% +15,735 Loser:
CPC
 4,354 15.23% Andrew House

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,936 Votes: 31,308 Participation: 44.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6317(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 17,977 57.70% +9,382 Loser:
CPC
 8,595 27.59% Aaron Hynes

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,226 Votes: 35,593 Participation: 55.42% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 26,523 74.82% +20,044 Loser:
CPC
 6,479 18.28% Kevin G. O'Brien

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,639 Votes: 34,952 Participation: 54.92% Candidacies: 4
Federal
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26882(F) — 22 Sep 2021 07:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 16,514 48.31% +4,433 Loser:
CPC
 12,081 35.34% Alex Bracci

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 63,631 Votes: 32,529 Participation: 51.12% Candidacies: 3
Federal
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36233(F) — 19 May 2022 21:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/3 14,646 46.01% -281 Winner:
CPC
 14,927 46.89% Clifford Small

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Scott Simms, M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Scott Simms, député		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Scott Simms		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Scott Simms		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Apr 2024 17:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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