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♂ Malcolm Mercer Hollett
aliasMalcolm Hollett
Record
27950 · 5800

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 2 4
Birth 9 December 1891 → 132 years + 4 months ago
Lived 93 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 February 1952 → 72 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 1 month
Death 23 September 1985 → 38 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 1 month after 19 August 1959
Special notes
None
 
Malcolm Mercer Hollett (1891–1985)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Newfoundland and Labrador (1961–1971)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 6 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 30–31
PC
 1 Party leader 61–67 02 Aug 1953 — 31 Aug 1959 6 0 29
2. NL 30–31
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 61–67 02 Aug 1953 — 19 Aug 1959 6 0 17

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Peter J. Cashin  m 
⊖ James J. Spratt  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph R. (Joey) Smallwood  m 
⊖ Oliver L. (Al) Vardy  m 
 
Eligible: 19,586 Votes: 27,688 Participation: 71.59% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26073(F) — 27 Feb 2022 12:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
59
PC
 3/4 6,811 49.20% -257 Winner:
LIB
 7,068 51.05% Oliver L. (Al) Vardy
Eligible: 19,586 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
7 February 1952
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26191(F) — 27 Feb 2022 12:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
PC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 4 years 7 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,214 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26098(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
PC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,214 Votes: 6,491 Participation: 89.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26142(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
67
PC
 2/2 2,221 34.36% -2,022 Winner:
LIB
 4,243 65.64% Joseph R. (Joey) Smallwood

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Malcolm Mercer Hollett, Senator		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Malcolm Mercer Hollett, sénateur		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Malcolm Mercer Hollett		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 20:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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