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♂ Myles P. Murray
aliasMyles P. Murray
Record
45496 · 5801

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 2 6
Birth 22 October 1906 → 117 years + 6 months ago
Lived 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 September 1952 → 71 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 11 months
Death 15 April 1985 → 39 years ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 7 September 1966
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 13 11 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Augustine M. Duffy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David I. Jackman  m 
 		 ⊖ Ronald J. Fahey  m 
⊖ George (Rex) Renouf  m 
 
Eligible: 9,168 Votes: 13,834 Participation: 78.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26026(F) — 3 Sep 2023 21:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 4/4 2,807 40.68% -1,001 Winner:
PC
 3,808 55.18% Ronald J. Fahey
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,426 49.96% -2 Winner:
PC
 1,428 50.04% Augustine M. Duffy
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
PC
 1 33.33% Augustine M. Duffy

Service: 4 years 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,710 Votes: 2,832 Participation: 76.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26083(F) — 3 Sep 2023 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,941 69.22% +1,078 Loser:
PC
 863 30.78% George (Rex) Renouf

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,710 Votes: 2,865 Participation: 77.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26120(F) — 3 Sep 2023 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,676 59.06% +514 Loser:
PC
 1,162 40.94% Otto Byrne

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,570 Votes: 2,666 Participation: 74.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26155(F) — 3 Sep 2023 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,811 68.06% +961 Loser:
PC
 850 31.94% Thomas Greene

Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,006 Votes: 2,758 Participation: 68.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14598(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 1,905 69.70% Aidan J. Maloney

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Myles Patrick Murray		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Myles Murray		 03 Sep 2023

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