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♂ Graham R. Flight
aliasGraham R. Flight
Record
20151 · 4530

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 2 8
Birth c. 1935
Age ± 89 years
First mandate 16 September 1975 → 48 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 40 years
 
Mandate ended 25 years + 2 months ago (8 February 1999)
Special notes
None
 

Graham R. Flight (c.1935– )
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 18 6 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Alvin Hewlett  m 
⊕ John T. McLennon  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Ray Hunter  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,572 Votes: 4,212 Participation: 75.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14590(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±40
LIB
 1/3 2,363 56.18% +1,130 Loser:
PC
 1,233 29.32% Walter W. Critchley

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,470 Votes: 4,221 Participation: 77.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14538(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±44
LIB
 1/3 2,173 51.73% +593 Loser:
PC
 1,580 37.61% Clarence King

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,470 Votes: 4,046 Participation: 73.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14486(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±47
LIB
 2/2 1,972 48.95% -85 Winner:
PC
 2,057 51.05% John T. McLennon
Eligible: 5,692 Votes: 4,621 Participation: 81.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14434(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±50
LIB
 1/3 2,547 55.31% +821 Loser:
PC
 1,726 37.48% John T. McLennon
After his election:
26 Jun 1987 ±52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 2 years 2 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,692 Votes: 4,461 Participation: 78.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
17 December 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14755(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±52		 Successor:
LIB
 2,231 50.26% Clyde K. Wells
Eligible: 5,399 Votes: 4,616 Participation: 85.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14349(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±54
LIB
 1/3 2,336 50.69% +172 Loser:
PC
 2,164 46.96% Ray Hunter

Service: 4 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,665 Votes: 4,692 Participation: 70.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6923(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
LIB
 1/3 2,621 55.99% +733 Loser:
PC
 1,888 40.33% Ray Hunter

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,654 Votes: 6,004 Participation: 62.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6875(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±61
LIB
 1/3 2,857 47.71% +16 Loser:
PC
 2,841 47.44% Alvin Hewlett

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,369 Votes: 5,861 Participation: 56.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4934(F) — 14 Apr 2022 23:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±64
LIB
 2/5 2,180 37.30% -1,012 Winner:
PC
 3,192 54.61% Ray Hunter

Online biographical reference

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Graham Flight		 03 Feb 2024

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