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♂ Roger Cyril Simmons
aliasRoger Simmons
Record
56863 · 348

Salvation Army   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 0 4
Total 8 2 10
Birth 3 June 1939
Age 85 years
First mandate 23 November 1973 → 50 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 27 years + 15 days ago (1 June 1997)
Special notes
None
 
Roger Cyril Simmons (1939– )
© Photo 1994 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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
Canada 13 5 22
Newfoundland and Labrador 9 4 24 Z
TOTAL 22 10 16

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44 12 Aug 1983 — 22 Aug 1983 0 0 10
2. NL 40
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 47–48 23 Mar 1987 — 14 Jun 1987 0 2 22
 1. Mines [Energy, Mines and Resources]

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Walter C. Carter  m 
⊖ Brendan O. Howard  m 
⊕ Joseph Price  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Peter Fenwick  m 
⊕ William Matthews  m 
⊕ Don Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: 4,320 Votes: 3,511 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
23 November 1973
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14740(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 2,052 58.56% +600 Loser:
PC
 1,452 41.44% Albert Meade

Service: 1 year 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,647 Votes: 3,346 Participation: 72.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14544(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 2,550 76.81% +1,780 Loser:
PC
 770 23.19% Brendan O. Howard

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,982 Votes: 3,567 Participation: 71.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14492(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 2,211 62.16% +1,143 Loser:
PC
 1,068 30.03% Patrick J. Perry
After his election:
20 Oct 1979 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,277 Votes: 19,329 Participation: 50.50% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 September 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 10879(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 10,434 53.98% +5,847 Loser:
NDP
 4,587 23.73% Dave MacKinnon

Service: 4 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,982 Votes: 3,444 Participation: 69.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
29 November 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14749(F) — 26 Jul 2023 13:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
PC
 1,458 42.45% Harold D. Andrews
Eligible: 38,277 Votes: 21,561 Participation: 56.33% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4111(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 14,979 69.90% +11,457 Loser:
PC
 3,522 16.43% James Oxford

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,454 Votes: 28,094 Participation: 69.45% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3825(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/3 12,885 46.29% -299 Winner:
PC
 13,184 47.36% Joseph Price
Eligible: 6,116 Votes: 4,961 Participation: 81.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14396(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 2,535 51.25% +281 Loser:
PC
 2,254 45.57% Donald Stewart
After his election:
1 Oct 1988 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,314 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3530(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 18,527 48.36% +1,039 Loser:
PC
 17,488 45.64% Joseph Price

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,247 Votes: 4,729 Participation: 75.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14311(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
PC
 2,827 60.16% Oliver Langdon
Eligible: 57,053 Votes: 31,202 Participation: 54.69% Candidacies: 4
Federal
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3231(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 24,912 80.30% +19,977 Loser:
PC
 4,935 15.91% Paul A. Gallant

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,869 Votes: 30,570 Participation: 54.72% Candidacies: 3
Federal
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2930(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/3 11,715 38.56% -2,169 Winner:
PC
 13,884 45.70% William Matthews

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Roger Simmons, P.C., M.P.		  3 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Roger Simmons, C.P., député		  3 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roger Simmons		  3 Jun 2024

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