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♂ Harold A. Collins
aliasHarold A. Collins
Record
11965 · 4435

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 2 6
Total 4 3 7
Birth 21 May 1925 → 98 years + 11 months ago
Lived 90 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 10 November 2015 → 8 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 4 months after 17 June 1979
Special notes
None
 
Harold A. Collins (1925–2015)
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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
Newfoundland and Labrador 11 7 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Beaton J. Abbott  m 
⊖ Charles R.M. Granger  m 
 		 ⊕ George S. Baker  m 
 
Eligible: 6,850 Votes: 3,943 Participation: 57.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26158(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 2/2 1,841 47.08% -228 Winner:
LIB
 2,069 52.92% Beaton J. Abbott
Eligible: 7,846 Votes: 5,234 Participation: 66.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14601(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 2/2 2,022 38.87% -1,158 Winner:
LIB
 3,180 61.13% Charles R.M. Granger
Eligible: 7,846 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 October 1967
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14764(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 4 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,124 Votes: 8,179 Participation: 89.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14643(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 5,030 62.00% +2,169 Loser:
LIB
 2,861 35.26% Douglas Sheppard
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 46
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 9,214 Votes: 7,149 Participation: 77.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14685(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 4,674 65.62% +2,402 Loser:
LIB
 2,272 31.90% Eli Baker

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,614 Votes: 4,318 Participation: 76.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14553(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/2 2,462 57.07% +610 Loser:
LIB
 1,852 42.93% Averill Baker

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,673 Votes: 4,986 Participation: 74.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14501(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 2,362 47.45% Hazel R. Newhook
Eligible: 46,764 Votes: 27,722 Participation: 59.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4112(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
PC
 2/3 7,788 28.23% -9,677 Winner:
LIB
 17,465 63.30% George S. Baker

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Harold Collins (Canadian politician)		 04 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 21:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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