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♂ Augustine M. Duffy
aliasAugustine M. Duffy
Record
17375 · 5799

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 2 5
Birth 18 February 1905 → 119 years + 2 months ago
Lived 61 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 November 1951 → 72 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 26 July 1966 → 57 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 18 November 1962
Special notes
None
 

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 6 10 4 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 32
UNP
 1 Party leader 54–57 01 Sep 1959 — 31 Dec 1962 3 3 30

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Frank D. Fogwill  m 
⊖ Myles P. Murray  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Anthony J. Murphy  m 
⊖ Joseph P. O'Driscoll  m 
 
Eligible: 3,791 Votes: 3,035 Participation: 80.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26058(F) — 3 Sep 2023 21:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/2 1,428 50.04% +2 Loser:
LIB
 1,426 49.96% Myles P. Murray
After his election:
15 Aug 1952 47
PC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,791 Votes: 3 Participation: 71.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 September 1952
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26193(F) — 3 Sep 2023 21:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PC
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LIB
 2 66.67% Myles P. Murray
Eligible: 9,591 Votes: 6,061 Participation: 63.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26108(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
PC
 1/2 3,848 64.01% +1,684 Loser:
LIB
 2,164 35.99% J.A. Gibbs

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,591 Votes: 5,826 Participation: 60.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26138(F) — 27 Feb 2022 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
UNP
 1/3 2,860 49.36% +229 Loser:
PC
 2,631 45.41% Frank D. Fogwill

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,135 Votes: 4,348 Participation: 60.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26173(F) — 4 Sep 2023 11:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
57
UNP
 3/3 638 14.75% -1,538 Winner:
PC
 2,176 50.30% Anthony J. Murphy

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Augustine Duffy		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 02:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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