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♂ Edward M. Roberts
aliasEdward M. Roberts
Record
52982 · 4470

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 8 0 8
Birth 1 September 1940 → 83 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 September 1966 → 57 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 26 years
Death 14 January 2022 → 2 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 21 February 1996
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 22 2 13 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 35–37
LIB
 1 Party leader 31–36 21 Jan 1972 — 31 Aug 1977 5 7 10
2. NL 36–37
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 31–36 24 Mar 1972 — 31 Aug 1977 5 5 7

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 4,162 Votes: 2,580 Participation: 61.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14631(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
LIB
 1/2 2,165 84.94% +1,781 Loser:
PC
 384 15.06% Anita Sulley

Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,552 Votes: 3,895 Participation: 85.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14673(F) — 6 Jul 2023 10:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 3,140 81.37% +2,421 Loser:
PC
 719 18.63% Gerald S. Moore
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 31
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,552 Votes: 3,608 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14715(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 3,002 83.83% +2,423 Loser:
PC
 579 16.17% Stanley L. Cole

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,787 Votes: 4,578 Participation: 67.45% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14583(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
35
LIB
 1/4 2,819 62.33% +1,837 Loser:
PC
 982 21.71% Marlene Maynard

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,378 Votes: 4,104 Participation: 64.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14531(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 3,136 76.86% +2,537 Loser:
PC
 599 14.68% Eric Squires

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,378 Votes: 4,634 Participation: 72.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14479(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 2,975 64.42% +1,657 Loser:
PC
 1,318 28.54% Frank Kearney

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,883 Votes: 5,985 Participation: 75.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14427(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 3,136 52.61% Christopher R. Decker
Eligible: 4,646 Votes: 3,361 Participation: 72.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 June 1992
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14763(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,923 57.59% +507 Loser:
PC
 1,416 42.41% William M. Flowers

Service: 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,512 Votes: 4,046 Participation: 62.67% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6928(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 2,341 57.99% +779 Loser:
PC
 1,562 38.69% Dennis E. Conway

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,546 Votes: 3,628 Participation: 55.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6852(F) — 16 Jun 2023 18:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 2,762 76.57% Ernest McLean

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Edward Roberts (Canadian politician)		 01 Sep 2023

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