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♂ Chesley W. Carter
aliasChesley W. Carter
Record
9779 · 5773

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 29 July 1902 → 121 years + 8 months ago
Lived 91 years + 5 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 14 January 1994 → 30 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 6 months after 8 July 1966
Special notes
None
 
Chesley W. Carter (1902–1994) 200x274
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 0 4

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 21,870 Votes: 13,691 Participation: 62.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23627(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 12,590 92.28% +11,537 Loser:
PC
 1,053 7.72% Grace M. Sparkes

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,412 Votes: 12,593 Participation: 58.81% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23735(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 11,017 88.16% +9,537 Loser:
PC
 1,480 11.84% Grace M. Sparkes

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,412 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
23		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24018(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,412 Votes: 16,207 Participation: 75.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Newfoundland and Labrador
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24284(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 11,360 70.09% +6,513 Loser:
PC
 4,847 29.91% Harvey Cole

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,696 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
25		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24561(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 12,533 79.85% +9,370 Loser:
PC
 3,163 20.15% Alec G. Stacey

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,606 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
26		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24825(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 12,167 83.30% +9,728 Loser:
PC
 2,439 16.70% Samuel Walters

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,154 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25094(F) — 29 Jan 2022 13:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 11,350 74.90% +7,990 Loser:
PC
 3,360 22.17% Mervin E. Pond
After his election:
8 Jul 1966 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,322 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
27		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 September 1966
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25293(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 9,215 89.28% Donald C. Jamieson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Chesley William Carter, Senator		 29 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Chesley William Carter, sénateur		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Chesley William Carter		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 18:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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