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♂ Roger D. Grimes
aliasRoger D. Grimes
Record
24720 · 4582

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 1 6
Birth 2 May 1950
Age 73 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 April 1989 → 35 years + 8 days ago
↳ at age 38 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 10 months ago (1 June 2005)
Special notes
None
 
Roger D. Grimes (1950– ) 200x241
© Photo 2001 Reardo — Public domain
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 16 1 7 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 44–45
LIB
 1 Party leader 50–55 13 Feb 2001 — 29 May 2005 4 3 16
2. NL 44
LIB
 1 Premier 50–53 13 Feb 2001 — 20 Oct 2003 2 8 7
3. NL 45
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 53–55 21 Oct 2003 — 29 May 2005 1 7 8

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Clayton Forsey  m 
 		 ⊕ Leonard A. Simms  m 
 
Eligible: 5,335 Votes: 4,353 Participation: 81.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14503(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 2/3 1,346 30.94% -1,210 Winner:
PC
 2,556 58.75% Leonard A. Simms
Eligible: 7,885 Votes: 5,784 Participation: 73.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14308(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 2,850 49.36% +49 Loser:
PC
 2,801 48.51% Paul P. Cooper

Service: 4 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,750 Votes: 6,290 Participation: 64.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 May 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6888(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 3,227 51.43% +550 Loser:
PC
 2,677 42.66% Paul P. Cooper

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,802 Votes: 5,452 Participation: 61.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6840(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 3,262 59.89% +1,681 Loser:
PC
 1,581 29.03% Rod Stockley

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,417 Votes: 5,118 Participation: 54.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4899(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 2,526 49.50% +582 Loser:
PC
 1,944 38.10% Gonzo Gillingham

Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,676 Votes: 5,746 Participation: 66.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4851(F) — 27 Feb 2022 20:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 3,218 56.14% +872 Loser:
PC
 2,346 40.93% Clayton Forsey
After his election:
1 Jun 2005 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 7 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,696 Votes: 4,732 Participation: 54.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Newfoundland and Labrador
23 June 2005
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14361(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 2,605 55.17% Clayton Forsey

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Roger Grimes		 14 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Roger Grimes		 14 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Nov 2023 04:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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