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♂ Stephen A. Neary
aliasStephen A. Neary
Record
45805 · 4425

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 1 8
Total 7 2 9
Birth c. 1925 → 99 years ago
Lived ± 71 years
First mandate 19 November 1962 → 61 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 37 years
Death c. 1996 → 28 years ago
Exit → Death ± 10 years + 9 months after 1 April 1985
Special notes
None
 

Stephen A. Neary (c.1925–c.1996)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 22 4 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 37
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 52 01 Sep 1977 — 08 Dec 1977 0 3 7
2. NL 39
LIB
 2 Opposition Leader 57–59 06 Apr 1982 — 20 Feb 1984 1 10 14
3. NL 39
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 57–59 14 Oct 1982 — 20 Feb 1984 1 4 6

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Allan Evans  m 
⊕ John J. (Jack) Harris  m 
⊖ Walter H. Hodder  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard J. Greene  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas V. Hickey  m 
⊖ Joseph P. O'Driscoll  m 
 
Eligible: 4,632 Votes: 3,517 Participation: 75.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26114(F) — 4 Sep 2023 11:09 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±34
DP
 3/3 462 13.28% -1,169 Winner:
PC
 1,631 46.89% Richard J. Greene
Eligible: 4,723 Votes: 3,359 Participation: 71.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26149(F) — 14 Jun 2023 20:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±37
LIB
 1/2 1,814 54.38% +292 Loser:
PC
 1,522 45.62% Richard J. Greene

Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,104 Votes: 2,343 Participation: 57.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14592(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±41
LIB
 1/3 1,761 75.55% +1,338 Loser:
PC
 423 18.15% Herbert Buckingham

Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,735 Votes: 2,413 Participation: 88.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14634(F) — 6 Jul 2023 08:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
LIB
 1/2 1,567 65.65% +747 Loser:
PC
 820 34.35% Bren Fitzpatrick
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 ±47
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,735 Votes: 2,304 Participation: 84.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14676(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±47
LIB
 1/3 1,175 51.02% +202 Loser:
PC
 973 42.25% Bren Fitzpatrick

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,937 Votes: 4,569 Participation: 76.96% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14563(F) — 6 Jul 2023 10:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±50
ILIB
 1/4 2,185 48.01% +627 Loser:
PC
 1,558 34.23% Allan Evans
After his election:
5 Jan 1977 ±52
ILIB
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,129 Votes: 4,257 Participation: 69.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14511(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LIB
 1/3 2,283 53.76% +376 Loser:
PC
 1,907 44.90% Cabot Martin

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,129 Votes: 4,169 Participation: 68.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14459(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±57
LIB
 1/2 2,092 50.49% +41 Loser:
PC
 2,051 49.51% David Martin

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,885 Votes: 5,248 Participation: 76.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14407(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±60		 Successor:
PC
 2,138 40.88% Calvin Mitchell
Eligible: 63,297 Votes: 34,234 Participation: 54.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 July 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10863(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±62
LIB
 3/4 5,894 17.22% -9,948 Winner:
NDP
 15,842 46.28% John J. (Jack) Harris

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Stephen A Neary		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Steve Neary		 29 Dec 2023

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