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♂ Joseph P. O'Driscoll
aliasJoseph P. O'Driscoll
Record
46781 · 5826

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 2 3
Birth 19 March 1899 → 125 years + 1 month ago
Lived ± 78 years
First mandate 2 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 6 months
Death c. 1978 → 46 years ago
Exit → Death ± 18 years + 4 months after 19 August 1959
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 2 10 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Augustine M. Duffy  m 
⊖ David I. Jackman  m 
⊖ Stephen A. Neary  m 
 		 ⊖ Richard J. Greene  m 
⊖ Anthony J. Murphy  m 
 
Eligible: 4,632 Votes: 3,220 Participation: 69.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26104(F) — 4 Sep 2023 11:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 1,912 60.05% +1,011 Loser:
PC
 901 28.30% David I. Jackman

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,632 Votes: 3,517 Participation: 75.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26114(F) — 4 Sep 2023 11:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/3 1,385 39.82% -246 Winner:
PC
 1,631 46.89% Richard J. Greene
Eligible: 7,135 Votes: 4,348 Participation: 60.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26173(F) — 4 Sep 2023 11:09 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
LIB
 2/3 1,512 34.95% -664 Winner:
PC
 2,176 50.30% Anthony J. Murphy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph Patrick O'Driscoll		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph O'Driscoll		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 11:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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