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♂ Patrick J. Canning
aliasPatrick J. Canning
Record
9276 · 4453

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 8 1 9
Birth 17 March 1915 → 109 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 75 years
First mandate 27 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death c. 1991 → 33 years ago
Exit → Death ± 11 years + 6 months after 17 June 1979
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 26 6 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Leo D. Barry  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 5,488 Votes: 4,001 Participation: 72.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26036(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 3,100 77.89% +2,220 Loser:
PC
 880 22.11% L.J. Murphy

Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,488 Votes: 3,885 Participation: 70.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26068(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 2,779 72.13% +2,174 Loser:
PC
 605 15.70% Edmund Reddy

Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,973 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26093(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,973 Votes: 3,340 Participation: 67.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26133(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,307 69.55% +1,297 Loser:
PC
 1,010 30.45% Joseph Cheeseman

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,878 Votes: 3,076 Participation: 63.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26168(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,948 63.62% +834 Loser:
PC
 1,114 36.38% Joseph Cheeseman

Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,116 Votes: 3,202 Participation: 62.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14615(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 2,367 74.34% +1,550 Loser:
PC
 817 25.66% Joseph Cheeseman

Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,415 Votes: 3,766 Participation: 85.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14657(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 2,387 64.25% +1,147 Loser:
PC
 1,240 33.38% Lawrence Hudson
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 56
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,415 Votes: 3,716 Participation: 84.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14699(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 1,815 49.41% -43 Winner:
PC
 1,858 50.59% Leo D. Barry
Eligible: 6,926 Votes: 5,612 Participation: 81.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14545(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 3,363 60.05% +1,126 Loser:
PC
 2,237 39.95% Leo D. Barry

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,316 Votes: 5,730 Participation: 78.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14493(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 3,737 65.34% Donald C. Hollett

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Patrick Canning		 31 Jul 2023

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