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♂ William G. Patterson
aliasWilliam G. Patterson
Record
48460 · 4523

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 44%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 5 9
Birth c. 1915 → 109 years ago
Lived ± 85 years
First mandate 16 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 60 years
Death 7 July 2000 → 23 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 2 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 13 6 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ G. Alain Frecker  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Rex Murphy  m 
⊕ Anthony G. Sparrow  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William P. Hogan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph R. (Joey) Smallwood  m 
⊖ Esau E. Thoms  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,901 Votes: 2,932 Participation: 75.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26132(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±44
PC
 2/3 1,217 41.79% -361 Winner:
LIB
 1,578 54.19% G. Alain Frecker
Eligible: 4,168 Votes: 2,633 Participation: 63.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26167(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±47
IND
 3/4 182 6.94% -1,259 Winner:
LIB
 1,441 54.98% G. Alain Frecker
Eligible: 4,550 Votes: 3,286 Participation: 72.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14614(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±51
PC
 2/2 1,224 37.53% -813 Winner:
LIB
 2,037 62.47% G. Alain Frecker
Eligible: 5,731 Votes: 4,923 Participation: 85.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14656(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±56
PC
 2/2 2,014 41.39% -838 Winner:
LIB
 2,852 58.61% Joseph R. (Joey) Smallwood
Eligible: 5,280 Votes: 4,166 Participation: 78.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14569(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±60
PC
 1/3 1,721 41.40% +23 Loser:
LIB
 1,698 40.85% Anthony G. Sparrow

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,326 Votes: 4,249 Participation: 79.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14517(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±64
PC
 1/4 1,962 46.34% +542 Loser:
LIB
 1,420 33.54% William P. Hogan

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,326 Votes: 4,230 Participation: 79.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14465(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±67
PC
 1/2 2,706 64.20% +1,197 Loser:
LIB
 1,509 35.80% Basil Power

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,474 Votes: 4,586 Participation: 83.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14413(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±70
PC
 1/3 2,295 50.15% +146 Loser:
LIB
 2,149 46.96% Rex Murphy

Service: 4 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,552 Votes: 4,661 Participation: 83.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14328(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±74
PC
 2/3 1,760 37.93% -942 Winner:
LIB
 2,702 58.23% William P. Hogan

Online biographical reference

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William G. Patterson		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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