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♂ Matthew P. Whelan
aliasMatthew P. Whelan
Record
64828 · 5803

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 1 2
Birth 16 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Lived 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 2 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 1 month
Death 9 June 2000 → 23 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 40 years + 9 months after 19 August 1959
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Don Whelan (c. 1948–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 10 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Albert E. Furey  m 
⊖ James A. McGrath  m 
 		 ⊖ Philip J. Lewis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,004 Votes: 7,420 Participation: 65.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26089(F) — 17 Jun 2023 10:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/4 1,861 50.52% +213 Loser:
PC
 1,648 44.73% Arthur E. Harnett

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,004 Votes: 7,454 Participation: 70.64% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26127(F) — 17 Jun 2023 10:20 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 3/6 1,476 39.80% -351 Winner:
PC
 1,827 49.26% Albert E. Furey

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Family Search,Capt. Matthew P Whelan		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
31st General Assembly of Newfoundland		 30 Jul 2023

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