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♂ R. Charles Brett
aliasR. Charles Brett
Record
7126 · 4505

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 0 6
Total 6 1 7
Birth 18 August 1936
Age 87 years + 8 months
First mandate 24 March 1972 → 52 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 35 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 34 years + 9 months ago (5 July 1989)
Special notes
None
 

R. Charles Brett
No photo available
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 3 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Fred J. Mifflin  m 
 		 ⊖ Uriah F. Strickland  m 
 
Eligible: 7,792 Votes: 5,940 Participation: 76.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14712(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/2 3,124 52.77% +328 Loser:
LIB
 2,796 47.23% Uriah F. Strickland

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,417 Votes: 4,687 Participation: 73.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14586(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/4 2,554 54.67% +1,481 Loser:
LIBR
 1,073 22.97% Bren (Jr.) Power

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,600 Votes: 4,958 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14534(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 3,149 63.73% +1,553 Loser:
LIB
 1,596 32.30% Jack Pelley

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,600 Votes: 5,104 Participation: 77.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14482(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/2 3,022 59.50% +965 Loser:
LIB
 2,057 40.50% Fred S. Best

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,436 Votes: 5,541 Participation: 74.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14430(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 3,137 56.90% +1,055 Loser:
LIB
 2,082 37.77% Myra Moore

Service: 4 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,683 Votes: 6,071 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14345(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 3,431 56.61% +925 Loser:
LIB
 2,506 41.35% Wendell Moore
After his election:
5 Jul 1989 52
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,683 Votes: 4,884 Participation: 63.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 October 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14758(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 2,438 50.13% Barry Hynes
Eligible: 65,282 Votes: 35,178 Participation: 53.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3230(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
57
PC
 2/4 7,479 21.32% -18,751 Winner:
LIB
 26,230 74.77% Fred J. Mifflin

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Charlie Brett		 29 Dec 2023

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