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♂ Winston Baker
aliasWinston Baker
Record
2393 · 4564

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 2 5
Total 3 3 6
Birth 17 December 1939
Age 84 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 April 1985 → 39 years + 25 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 8 months ago (31 July 1995)
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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 10 3 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John G. Lane  m 
 		 ⊖ Hazel R. Newhook  f  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 18,593 Votes: 13,439 Participation: 72.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12417(F) — 26 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
NDP
 2/3 4,325 32.36% -1,127 Winner:
PC
 5,452 40.79% John G. Lane
Eligible: 6,673 Votes: 4,986 Participation: 74.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14501(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
NDP
 2/3 1,562 31.38% -800 Winner:
PC
 2,362 47.45% Hazel R. Newhook
Eligible: 6,673 Votes: 4,989 Participation: 74.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14449(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/3 1,845 37.05% -1,031 Winner:
PC
 2,876 57.75% Hazel R. Newhook
Eligible: 7,612 Votes: 5,880 Participation: 77.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14397(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 3,309 56.38% +990 Loser:
PC
 2,319 39.51% Hazel R. Newhook

Service: 4 years 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,505 Votes: 5,719 Participation: 76.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14312(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 3,460 60.66% +1,431 Loser:
PC
 2,029 35.57% Agnes Richard

Service: 4 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,082 Votes: 6,133 Participation: 60.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6891(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 3,876 63.40% +2,222 Loser:
PC
 1,654 27.05% John Elliott
After his election:
31 Jul 1995 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 2 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,845 Votes: 5,069 Participation: 57.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 October 1995
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14352(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 2,421 47.81% Gary Vey

Online biographical reference

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Winston Baker		 17 Dec 2023

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