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♂ William R. Callahan
Record
8850 · 4454

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 1 3
Birth 7 November 1931 → 92 years + 1 month ago
Lived 90 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 September 1966 → 57 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
Death 6 April 2022 → 1 year + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 50 years + 5 months after 27 October 1971
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 1 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Gerald R. Ottenheimer  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Frederick R. Stagg  m 
 
Eligible: 5,604 Votes: 4,308 Participation: 76.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14616(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 2,454 57.61% +1,506 Loser:
PC
 948 22.25% Berkley Evans

Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,368 Votes: 6,889 Participation: 93.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14658(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 2,730 40.22% -1,327 Winner:
PC
 4,057 59.78% Frederick R. Stagg
Eligible: 8,652 Votes: 6,214 Participation: 71.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14537(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 2/3 1,992 32.12% -1,850 Winner:
PC
 3,842 61.95% Gerald R. Ottenheimer
Eligible: 8,652 Votes: 7,026 Participation: 81.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14485(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/3 1,427 20.39% -3,636 Winner:
PC
 5,063 72.33% Gerald R. Ottenheimer

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Roger Callahan		 31 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 10:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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