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♂ John A. Forsey
aliasJohn A. Forsey
Record
20482 · 5829

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 1 3
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 2 October 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
Death Unknown
 
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 6 1 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Noel F. Murphy  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,820 Votes: 5,104 Participation: 74.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 October 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26090(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
LIB
 1/3 3,058 60.59% +1,246 Loser:
PC
 1,812 35.90% W.J. Hunt

Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,820 Votes: 5,283 Participation: 77.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 August 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26128(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
LIB
 1/3 2,907 55.19% +1,539 Loser:
DP
 1,368 25.97% Joseph Chaulk

Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,327 Votes: 5,793 Participation: 69.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26163(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
?
LIB
 2/2 2,698 46.82% -366 Winner:
PC
 3,064 53.18% Noel F. Murphy

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
31st General Assembly of Newfoundland		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 20:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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