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♂ Thomas W. Burgess
aliasThomas W. Burgess
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 1 3
Birth 21 August 1933
Age 90 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 September 1966 → 57 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years
 
Mandate ended 52 years + 1 month ago (23 March 1972)
Special notes
None
 

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 5 6 13 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 34–35
LABR
 1 Party leader 36–38 01 Nov 1969 — 12 Jan 1972 2 2 11

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles S. Devine  m 
⊖ Peter J. Walsh  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph G. Rousseau  m 
 
Eligible: 3,827 Votes: 2,453 Participation: 64.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14612(F) — 6 Jul 2023 08:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/3 1,493 61.82% +919 Loser:
IND
 574 23.77% Charles S. Devine
After his election:
1 Nov 1969 36
LIB
 →
LABR
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,163 Votes: 6,491 Participation: 90.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14654(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
LABR
 1/4 3,243 50.30% +1,584 Loser:
PC
 1,659 25.73% Peter J. Walsh
After his election:
12 Jan 1972 38
LABR
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
18 Jan 1972 38
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,191 Votes: 5,757 Participation: 92.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14696(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/3 1,811 31.53% -1,683 Winner:
PC
 3,494 60.84% Joseph G. Rousseau

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Tom Burgess (Newfoundland politician)		 21 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Aug 2023 01:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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