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♂ Peter J. Walsh
aliasPeter J. Walsh
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 19 April 1931 → 93 years ago
Lived 63 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 June 1979 → 44 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 11 February 1995 → 29 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 6 months after 19 July 1984
Special notes
None
 

Peter J. Walsh (1931–1995)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 1 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Thomas W. Burgess  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Rompkey  m 
 
Eligible: 7,163 Votes: 6,491 Participation: 90.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14654(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 2/4 1,659 25.73% -1,584 Winner:
LABR
 3,243 50.30% Thomas W. Burgess
Eligible: 7,389 Votes: 5,265 Participation: 71.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14513(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 1/3 1,862 35.50% +86 Loser:
LIB
 1,776 33.86% Gordon C. Manstan

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,369 Votes: 6,110 Participation: 82.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14461(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 3,589 58.86% +1,952 Loser:
LIB
 1,637 26.84% Gordon C. Manstan
After his election:
19 Jul 1984 53
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,791 Votes: 28,831 Participation: 61.62% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3828(F) — 29 Jul 2023 18:05 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
53
PC
 2/3 12,114 42.26% -824 Winner:
LIB
 12,938 45.13% William H. Rompkey
Eligible: 7,369 Votes: 4,335 Participation: 58.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 October 1984
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14752(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
NDP
 1,744 40.32% Peter Fenwick

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Peter J Walsh		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Peter J. Walsh		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 23:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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