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♂ Christopher R. Decker
aliasChristopher R. Decker
Record
15045 · 4572

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 1 5
Birth 17 November 1941 → 82 years + 5 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 April 1985 → 39 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
Death 8 August 2015 → 8 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 6 months after 8 February 1999
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 10 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Thomas G. Rideout  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,831 Votes: 5,501 Participation: 80.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14435(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/2 2,400 43.94% -662 Winner:
PC
 3,062 56.06% Thomas G. Rideout
Eligible: 7,883 Votes: 5,985 Participation: 75.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14427(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 3,136 52.61% +1,706 Loser:
NDP
 1,430 23.99% Max Short

Service: 4 years 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,060 Votes: 5,685 Participation: 70.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14342(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 3,284 57.99% +1,331 Loser:
PC
 1,953 34.49% Francis Reardon

Service: 4 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,281 Votes: 5,685 Participation: 61.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6921(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 3,124 55.10% +1,566 Loser:
PC
 1,558 27.48% Wes Cull

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,573 Votes: 5,253 Participation: 61.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6867(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 2,581 49.27% +922 Loser:
IND
 1,659 31.67% Dennis Coates

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,804 Votes: 4,332 Participation: 49.20% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4926(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 3,227 74.77% Brian V. Tobin

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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Chris Decker		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 13:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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