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♂ Anthony G. Sparrow
aliasAnthony G. Sparrow
Record
58135 · 4627

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 3 4
Total 1 4 5
Birth c. 1955
Age ± 69 years
First mandate 22 February 1996 → 28 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age ± 41 years
 
Mandate ended 25 years + 2 months ago (8 February 1999)
Special notes
None
 

Anthony G. Sparrow
No photo available
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 2 11 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Loyola W. Hearn  m 
⊕ Fabian Manning  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William P. Hogan  m 
⊖ William G. Patterson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,280 Votes: 4,166 Participation: 78.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14569(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±20
LIB
 2/3 1,698 40.85% -23 Winner:
PC
 1,721 41.40% William G. Patterson
Eligible: 5,326 Votes: 4,249 Participation: 79.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14517(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±24
IND
 3/4 774 18.28% -1,188 Winner:
PC
 1,962 46.34% William G. Patterson
Eligible: 8,869 Votes: 7,021 Participation: 79.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6855(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±41
LIB
 1/2 3,601 51.38% +194 Loser:
PC
 3,407 48.62% Fabian Manning

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,241 Votes: 6,534 Participation: 70.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4914(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±44
LIB
 2/2 2,938 45.08% -641 Winner:
PC
 3,579 54.92% Fabian Manning
Eligible: 72,697 Votes: 32,210 Participation: 44.31% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
15 May 2000
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10842(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:33 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±45
LIB
 3/5 8,032 25.02% -3,360 Winner:
PC
 11,392 35.48% Loyola W. Hearn

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
CBC News (12 April 2000), Sparrow gets Liberal nod		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 22:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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