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♂ Robert French
aliasRobert French
Record
21192 · 4619

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 0 2
Birth 24 January 1944 → 80 years + 3 months ago
Lived 58 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 February 1996 → 28 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 52 years
Death 2 August 2002 → 21 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Robert French (1944–2002)
No image available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Terry French (c. 1970–) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador (1985–1990)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 5 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 8,960 Votes: 6,058 Participation: 67.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6839(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
PC
 1/3 3,051 50.50% +423 Loser:
LIB
 2,628 43.50% Bill Dawe

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,719 Votes: 6,043 Participation: 62.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4898(F) — 27 Feb 2022 17:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 3,888 64.54% +2,082 Loser:
LIB
 1,806 29.98% Bill Lee
After his election:
2 Aug 2002 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,507 Votes: 5,799 Participation: 61.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
12 November 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14360(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
PC
 4,761 82.31% Terry French

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Bob French (politician)		 30 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Mar 2024 10:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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