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♂ Frank D. Moores
aliasFrank D. Moores
Record
44354 · 66

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 0 3
Total 4 0 4
Birth 18 February 1933 → 91 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 10 July 2005 → 18 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 23 days after 17 June 1979
Special notes
None
 
Frank D. Moores (1933–2005)
© Photo Valerie Lilly Studios / Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 3 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 7 17 Z
TOTAL 10 10 19

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 34–37
PC
 1 Party leader 37–46 01 Dec 1970 — 25 May 1979 8 5 24
2. NL 35
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 38 28 Oct 1971 — 17 Jan 1972 0 2 20
3. NL 35–37
PC
 1 Premier 38–46 18 Jan 1972 — 25 Mar 1979 7 2 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Noel F. Murphy  m 
 		 ⊖ James R. Tucker  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,437 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9937(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
PC
 1/3 14,823 58.27% +4,741 Loser:
LIB
 10,082 39.64% James R. Tucker
After his election:
27 Sep 1971 38
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 3 years 3 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,488 Votes: 9,539 Participation: 90.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14651(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
38
PC
 1/3 5,959 62.97% +2,689 Loser:
LIB
 3,270 34.56% Noel F. Murphy
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 38
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 10,488 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14693(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
PC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,012 Votes: 23,009 Participation: 54.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10193(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 12,635 54.91% R. David Rooney
Eligible: 6,267 Votes: 4,902 Participation: 78.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14561(F) — 27 Feb 2022 15:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
PC
 1/4 2,419 49.76% +1,039 Loser:
LIBR
 1,380 28.39% Geoff Sterling

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,488 Votes: 4,406 Participation: 67.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14509(F) — 27 Feb 2022 15:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
PC
 2,495 56.76% Raymond J.T. Baird

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Shawna Richer, The Globe and Mail (11 July 2005), Obituary: Frank Moores		 29 Dec 2023
EN Non-standard link
Jenny Higgins (2011), Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, The Moores Government 1972-1979		 29 Dec 2023
FR Non-standard link
Jenny Higgins (2011), Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, Le gouvernement Moores (1972-1979)		 29 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Frank Duff Moores, M.P.		 29 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Frank Duff Moores, député		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Frank Moores		 29 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Frank Moores		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 21:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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