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♂ William J. Keough
aliasWilliam J. Keough
Record
31492 · 4458

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 0 6
Birth 30 October 1913 → 110 years + 6 months ago
Lived 57 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 6 months
Death 3 March 1971 → 53 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 21 9 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,769 Votes: 5,033 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26041(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 4,076 81.50% +3,151 Loser:
PC
 925 18.50% John Dawson

Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,769 Votes: 4,529 Participation: 66.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26071(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 3,144 70.48% +1,827 Loser:
PC
 1,317 29.52% Dan Gillis

Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,680 Votes: 2,879 Participation: 78.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26096(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,695 59.49% +541 Loser:
PC
 1,154 40.51% R.P. White

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,680 Votes: 3,010 Participation: 81.79% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26137(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 1,896 63.67% +1,288 Loser:
PC
 608 20.42% Alphonsus Pittman

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,287 Votes: 2,946 Participation: 68.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26172(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,907 64.95% +878 Loser:
PC
 1,029 35.05% John Martin

Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,685 Votes: 3,402 Participation: 72.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14620(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 1,736 51.24% +799 Loser:
PC
 937 27.66% Prime Power
After his election:
3 Mar 1971 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,592 Votes: 4,175 Participation: 90.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14662(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:41 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 2,377 57.22% Alexander M. Dunphy

Online biographical reference

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William Keough (politician)		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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