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♂ Charles R.M. Granger
aliasCharles R.M. Granger
Record
24104 · 4434

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 0 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 12 August 1912 → 111 years + 10 months ago
Lived 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 22 April 1995 → 29 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 9 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
Charles R.M. Granger (1912–1995)
© Photo 1966 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 8 11 16
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 0 16 Z
TOTAL 10 0 2

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 55 25 Sep 1967 — 05 Jul 1968 0 9 10
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Harold A. Collins  m 
⊖ John Lundrigan  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel Drover  m 
 
Eligible: 33,778 Votes: 26,457 Participation: 78.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Newfoundland and Labrador
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24285(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 16,328 61.72% +6,199 Loser:
PC
 10,129 38.28% David Gordon Decker

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,019 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24562(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 16,401 65.55% +10,344 Loser:
PC
 6,057 24.21% Wolfred Nelson

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,803 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24826(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 18,233 70.66% +11,688 Loser:
PC
 6,545 25.37% Cyril C. Pelley

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,272 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25095(F) — 29 Jan 2022 13:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 17,933 70.96% +12,154 Loser:
PC
 5,779 22.87% Thomas F. Pitcher
After his election:
1 Aug 1966 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,846 Votes: 5,234 Participation: 66.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14601(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 3,180 61.13% +1,158 Loser:
PC
 2,022 38.87% Harold A. Collins
After his election:
25 Sep 1967 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,355 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 September 1966
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25294(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 9,754 73.04% Andrew Chatwood
Eligible: 7,846 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 October 1967
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14764(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Harold A. Collins
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,838 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 November 1967
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25302(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 8,112 54.67% +1,756 Loser:
PC
 6,356 42.84% Wilfred N. French

Service: 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9939(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 9,016 45.15% -1,585 Winner:
PC
 10,601 53.09% John H. Lundrigan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Ronald McKay Granger, P.C., O.C., M.P.		  4 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Ronald McKay Granger, C.P., O.C., député		  4 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Granger (politician)		  4 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Granger (homme politique)		  4 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 21:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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