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♂ Gordon W. Dawe
aliasGordon W. Dawe
Record
14711 · 4479

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 4 6
Birth 17 May 1938 → 85 years + 11 months ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 5 months
Death 8 February 2011 → 13 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 4 months after 15 September 1975
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 3 10 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊕ John C. Butt  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Philip J. Lewis  m 
⊖ John A. Nolan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ C. William Doody  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John W. Mahoney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh J. Shea  m 
 
Eligible: 7,997 Votes: 8,847 Participation: 67.34% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14605(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
PC
 3/5 2,090 47.51% -252 Winner:
LIB
 2,342 53.24% John W. Mahoney
Eligible: 9,389 Votes: 15,780 Participation: 86.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14647(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
PC
 1/5 4,417 56.23% +812 Loser:
LIB
 3,605 45.89% John W. Mahoney
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 33
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 9,389 Votes: 12,973 Participation: 73.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14689(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/4 5,181 80.16% +3,530 Loser:
LIB
 1,651 25.55% Richard Gosse

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,782 Votes: 6,959 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14547(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
PC
 2/4 3,062 44.21% -50 Winner:
LIB
 3,112 44.93% John A. Nolan
Eligible: 10,093 Votes: 7,610 Participation: 75.40% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14495(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
IPC
 3/5 1,035 13.67% -2,468 Winner:
PC
 3,503 46.27% John C. Butt
Eligible: 6,092 Votes: 4,468 Participation: 73.34% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14391(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
46
IND
 4/4 196 4.39% -1,983 Winner:
PC
 2,179 48.80% John C. Butt

Online biographical reference

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Gordon Dawe		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 11:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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