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♂ Melvin Woodward
aliasMelvin Woodward
Record
66129 · 4483

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 4 6
Birth 23 August 1933 → 90 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 6 months
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
Death 16 March 2015 → 9 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 6 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  
2 documented challengers
⊕ D. Joseph Goudie  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Garfield E. Warren  m 
 
Eligible: 4,500 Votes: 4,167 Participation: 92.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14652(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 1,858 44.64% +263 Loser:
LABR
 1,595 38.32% Herbert D. Brett
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 38
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,104 Votes: 3,719 Participation: 90.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14694(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 1,396 37.98% +218 Loser:
LABR
 1,178 32.05% Herbert D. Brett

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,501 Votes: 3,458 Participation: 62.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14568(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 1,572 45.68% -297 Winner:
PC
 1,869 54.32% D. Joseph Goudie
Eligible: 4,726 Votes: 3,757 Participation: 79.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14516(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/3 1,729 46.17% -31 Winner:
PC
 1,760 47.00% D. Joseph Goudie
Eligible: 4,726 Votes: 3,969 Participation: 83.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14464(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,950 49.39% -48 Winner:
PC
 1,998 50.61% D. Joseph Goudie
Eligible: 1,409 Votes: 1,151 Participation: 81.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14429(F) — 29 Jul 2023 21:02 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 2/3 463 40.72% -126 Winner:
PC
 589 51.80% Garfield E. Warren

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Melvin Woodward		 30 Jul 2023

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