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♂ Roy L. Cheeseman
aliasRoy L. Cheeseman
Record
10662 · 4498

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 1 2
Birth c. September 1921 → 102 years + 8 months ago
Lived ± 81 years
First mandate 24 March 1972 → 52 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 50 years
Death 14 August 2003 → 20 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 10 months after 1 October 1973
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John T. Cheeseman (1892–1968) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 6 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Harold Piercey  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 4,320 Votes: 3,581 Participation: 82.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14649(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±50
PC
 2/3 1,585 44.72% -265 Winner:
LIB
 1,850 52.20% Harold Piercey
Eligible: 4,320 Votes: 3,530 Participation: 81.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14691(F) — 27 Feb 2022 15:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±50
PC
 1/2 2,183 62.26% +860 Loser:
LIB
 1,323 37.74% Harold Piercey
After his election:
1 Oct 1973 ±52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,320 Votes: 3,511 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
23 November 1973
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14740(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±52		 Successor:
LIB
 2,052 58.56% Roger C. Simmons

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Roy L. Cheeseman		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 12:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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