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♂ John Ottenheimer
aliasJohn Ottenheimer
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth c. 1953
Age ± 71 years
First mandate 22 February 1996 → 28 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age ± 43 years
 
Mandate ended 16 years + 6 months ago (8 October 2007)
Special notes
None
 
John Ottenheimer (c.1953– )
© Photo 2014 CBC — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Helen Conway-Ottenheimer (c. 1964–) Spouse  
⊖ Gerald R. Ottenheimer (1934–1998) Half-brother  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 11 7 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Judy M. Foote  f 
⊖ Hubert W. Kitchen  m 
 		 ⊕ John J. (Jack) Harris  m 
⊖ George W. Murphy  m 
 
Eligible: 6,937 Votes: 4,027 Participation: 58.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 December 1990
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14759(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±37
PC
 3/3 801 19.95% -1,176 Winner:
NDP
 1,977 49.24% John J. (Jack) Harris
Eligible: 8,786 Votes: 6,149 Participation: 69.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
43		 Newfoundland and Labrador
22 February 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6862(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±43
PC
 1/3 2,989 48.80% +649 Loser:
LIB
 2,340 38.20% Hubert W. Kitchen

Service: 2 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,961 Votes: 5,953 Participation: 59.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
44		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4921(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
PC
 1/3 3,774 63.61% +2,215 Loser:
LIB
 1,559 26.28% Tom McGrath

Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,289 Votes: 5,934 Participation: 57.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
45		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4872(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±50
PC
 1/4 4,151 70.12% +3,289 Loser:
LIB
 862 14.56% George W. Murphy

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,945 Votes: 5,231 Participation: 65.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4969(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±54		 Successor:
PC
 3,650 70.11% Ed Buckingham
Eligible: 57,556 Votes: 26,128 Participation: 45.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6320(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±58
CPC
 2/4 8,322 32.00% -4,592 Winner:
LIB
 12,914 49.65% Judy M. Foote

Online biographical reference

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John Ottenheimer		 10 Feb 2024

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