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♂ C. William Doody
aliasC. William Doody
Record
16572 · 4480

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 0 3
Birth 26 February 1931 → 93 years + 2 months ago
Lived 74 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 27 December 2005 → 18 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 26 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 7 7 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon W. Dawe  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh J. Shea  m 
 		 ⊖ John W. Mahoney  m 
 
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
40
PC
 2/5 4,084 51.99% +479 Loser:
LIB
 3,605 45.89% John W. Mahoney
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 40
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
41
PC
 2/4 4,953 76.64% +3,302 Loser:
LIB
 1,651 25.55% Richard Gosse

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,486 Votes: 4,491 Participation: 69.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14558(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/2 2,944 65.96% +1,425 Loser:
LIB
 1,519 34.04% Wilfred Drover

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,764 Votes: 5,135 Participation: 75.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14506(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
PC
 3,100 60.67% Norman E. Doyle

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. C. William Doody, Senator		 05 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. C. William Doody, sénateur		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
C. William Doody		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 21:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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