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♂ Thomas G. Rideout
aliasThomas G. Rideout
Record
52607 · 4508

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 8 0 8
Total 8 1 9
Birth 25 June 1948
Age 75 years + 10 months
First mandate 16 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 15 years + 9 months ago (30 June 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Thomas G. Rideout (1948– ) 200x244
© Photo 2006 CBC — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 25 4 29 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 40–41
PC
 1 Party leader 40–43 22 Mar 1989 — 01 Oct 1991 2 6 9
2. NL 40
PC
 1 Premier 40 22 Mar 1989 — 19 Apr 1989 0 0 28
3. NL 41
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 40–43 20 Apr 1989 — 01 Oct 1991 2 5 11

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊕ George S. Baker  m 
⊕ Melvin L. Penney  m 
 		 ⊖ Christopher R. Decker  m 
⊖ Harold N.G. Small  m 
 
Eligible: 6,394 Votes: 5,106 Participation: 79.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14539(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
LIB
 1/3 2,911 57.31% +1,319 Loser:
PC
 1,592 31.34% Desmond Sullivan

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,831 Votes: 5,061 Participation: 74.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14487(F) — 6 Jul 2023 10:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/3 2,830 56.17% +1,142 Loser:
PC
 1,688 33.51% Roy T. Barker
After his election:
1 Feb 1980 31
LIB
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 6,831 Votes: 5,501 Participation: 80.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14435(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/2 3,062 56.06% +662 Loser:
LIB
 2,400 43.94% Christopher R. Decker

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,938 Votes: 4,894 Participation: 82.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14383(F) — 5 Nov 2022 20:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/3 2,532 51.87% +405 Loser:
LIB
 2,127 43.58% Harold N.G. Small

Service: 4 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,927 Votes: 5,000 Participation: 84.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14298(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
40
PC
 1/2 4,109 82.38% +3,230 Loser:
LIB
 879 17.62% Joe Gedge
After his election:
1 Oct 1991 43
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,927 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
15 October 1991
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14761(F) — 5 Nov 2022 20:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Harold N.G. Small
Eligible: 59,322 Votes: 31,076 Participation: 52.39% Candidacies: 4
Federal
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3232(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
45
PC
 2/4 6,063 19.56% -18,139 Winner:
LIB
 24,202 78.08% George S. Baker
Eligible: 9,624 Votes: 6,039 Participation: 62.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4912(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
PC
 1/3 3,791 62.85% +1,675 Loser:
LIB
 2,116 35.08% Melvin L. Penney

Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,362 Votes: 4,956 Participation: 59.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4864(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 3,504 70.96% +2,229 Loser:
LIB
 1,275 25.82% Todd Manuel

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,083 Votes: 4,509 Participation: 55.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4935(F) — 27 Feb 2022 20:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 3,388 75.51% +2,590 Loser:
LIB
 798 17.78% Glendon Bungay
After his election:
30 Jun 2008 60
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,377 Votes: 3,544 Participation: 42.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 August 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14369(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
PC
 1,979 56.03% Kevin Pollard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Thomas Rideout		 29 Dec 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Thomas Rideout		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Tom Rideout		 29 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Rideout		 29 Dec 2023

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Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 22:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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