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♂ Gordon F. Higgins
aliasGordon F. Higgins
Record
27440 · 5776

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 8 October 1905 → 118 years + 6 months ago
Lived 52 years
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 13 October 1957 → 66 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 2 months after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
Gordon F. Higgins (1905–1957) 200x268
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 4 1 12

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Peter J. Cashin  m 
 		 ⊖ Allan M. Fraser  m 
 
Eligible: 27,894 Votes: 18,160 Participation: 65.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23630(F) — 22 Oct 2022 14:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 1/4 9,912 55.00% +1,999 Loser:
LIB
 7,913 43.91% Ambrose J.D. Shea

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,961 Votes: 19,757 Participation: 65.94% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23738(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PC
 2/3 6,691 34.38% -1,619 Winner:
LIB
 8,310 42.70% Allan M. Fraser

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Francis Higgins		 29 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gordon Francis Higgins		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Higgins		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 20:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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