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♂ Herbert L. Pottle
aliasHerbert L. Pottle
Record
50372 · 5809

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 0 2
Birth 16 February 1907 → 117 years + 2 months ago
Lived 95 years + 7 months
First mandate 27 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 3 months
Death 21 September 2002 → 21 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 11 months after 1 October 1956
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 7 4 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,843 Votes: 5,420 Participation: 79.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26018(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 3,770 69.85% +2,143 Loser:
PC
 1,627 30.15% Clayton Puddester

Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,843 Votes: 4,362 Participation: 63.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26057(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 3,138 72.27% +1,934 Loser:
PC
 1,204 27.73% P. Wellington Crummey

Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,534 Votes: 3,880 Participation: 59.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26082(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 2,699 70.14% George W. Clarke

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Pottle		 16 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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