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♂ John A. Carter
aliasJohn A. Carter
Record
9797 · 4490

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 1 7
Birth 15 May 1933 → 90 years + 11 months ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 5 months
Death 29 December 2017 → 6 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 8 months after 19 April 1989
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 17 5 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Uriah F. Strickland  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,742 Votes: 3,578 Participation: 53.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14629(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
PC
 2/2 1,712 48.20% -128 Winner:
LIB
 1,840 51.80% Uriah F. Strickland
Eligible: 16,879 Votes: 15,497 Participation: 91.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14666(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 1/2 9,966 65.23% +4,653 Loser:
LIB
 5,313 34.77% Gordon M. Lidstone
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 38
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,879 Votes: 13,762 Participation: 81.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14708(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/2 9,512 69.29% +5,296 Loser:
LIB
 4,216 30.71% Roston Churchill

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,831 Votes: 4,227 Participation: 72.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14578(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 1,944 46.13% +558 Loser:
LIB
 1,386 32.89% Graham J. Wood

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,052 Votes: 4,133 Participation: 81.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14526(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 2,536 61.57% +1,204 Loser:
LIB
 1,332 32.34% Bill F. Case

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,051 Votes: 3,791 Participation: 75.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14474(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 2,520 66.67% +1,425 Loser:
LIB
 1,095 28.97% Norman Whalen

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,517 Votes: 5,423 Participation: 72.14% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14422(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 2,631 48.64% +1,200 Loser:
NDP
 1,431 26.46% Dorothy C. Inglis

Service: 4 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,378 Votes: 5,145 Participation: 69.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14337(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 2,705 52.66% Philip J. Warren

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
John A. Carter (Newfoundland politician)		 31 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 23:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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