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♂ Randell W. Collins
aliasRandell W. Collins
Record
11979 · 4546

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 1 3
Birth 11 May 1946
Age 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 June 1979 → 44 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 27 days ago (1 April 1985)
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 5 9 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ R. John Efford  m 
 		 ⊖ William R.S. Smallwood  m 
 
Eligible: 7,108 Votes: 5,323 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14520(F) — 1 Jan 2024 11:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
PC
 1/4 2,989 56.39% +789 Loser:
LIB
 2,200 41.50% William R.S. Smallwood

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,108 Votes: 5,814 Participation: 81.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14468(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/3 3,003 51.82% +346 Loser:
LIB
 2,657 45.85% Ambrose J. Stoyles

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,797 Votes: 6,595 Participation: 84.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14416(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
PC
 2/3 2,657 40.40% -957 Winner:
LIB
 3,614 54.96% R. John Efford

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Randy W. Collins		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 19:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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