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♂ Gordon W. Janes
aliasGordon W. Janes
Record
29633 · 5810

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 0 2
Birth 12 October 1918 → 105 years + 6 months ago
Lived ± 66 years
First mandate 27 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 7 months
Death c. 1985 → 39 years ago
Exit → Death ± 28 years + 3 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  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Harold J. Earle  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,652 Votes: 3,745 Participation: 66.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26020(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 3,121 83.83% +2,519 Loser:
PC
 602 16.17% Harold J. Earle

Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,652 Votes: 2,949 Participation: 52.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26059(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 2,529 87.09% +2,154 Loser:
PC
 375 12.91% James Way

Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,459 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: 26084(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Isaac Mercer

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Gordon W Janes		 17 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Janes		 17 Aug 2023

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