♂ Joseph R. (Joey) Smallwood

Record
57343 · 4442
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Newfoundland and Labrador 8 8 0
Birth Death Lived Died in office
24 December 1900
(123 years 3 months ago)
17 December 1991
(32 years 3 months ago)
90 years 11 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
William R.S. Smallwood (1928–2001) Son
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Newfoundland and Labrador
Days years months days
8,971 24 6 21
Days years months days
8,330 22 9 19
Days years months days
641 1 9 0
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 29–35 LIB 1 Party leader 48–71 01 Jan 1949 — 20 Jan 1972 23 0 19
2. NL 29–35 LIB 1 Premier 48–71 27 May 1949 — 17 Jan 1972 22 7 21
3. NL 35 LIB 1 Opposition Leader 71 18 Jan 1972 — 23 Mar 1972 0 2 5
4. NL 36 LIBR 1 Party leader 74–76 01 Jan 1975 — 18 Jun 1977 2 5 17
Electoral history
→ 8 recorded electoral participations
→ 10 electoral path points
 
→ 5 documented challengers:
 
Thomas M. Doyle  m 
Malcolm M. Hollett  m 
Calvin G. Normore  m 
William G. Patterson  m 
Paul S. Thoms  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 29
Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista North
27 May 1949 Age:
48
→ New to this legislature
General 1/2 LIB 86.87% 4,215 of 4,852 Elig.: 6,743 Parti.: 72.25%
Loser > PC 13.13% 637 (-3,578) James Way  m 
ID: 26014(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 30
Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista North
26 November 1951 Age:
50
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 91.71% 3,916 of 4,270 Elig.: 6,743 Parti.: 63.40%
Loser > PC 8.29% 354 (-3,562) Maxwell Pritchett  m 
ID: 26053(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 4 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 31
Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista North
2 October 1956 Age:
55
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 93.00% 3,429 of 3,687 Elig.: 6,502 Parti.: 57.17%
Loser > CCF 7.00% 258 (-3,171) Paul S. Thoms  m  ( 24 )
ID: 26078(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 2 years 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 32
Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's West
20 August 1959 Age:
58
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 65.64% 4,243 of 6,464 Elig.: 7,214 Parti.: 89.98%
Loser > PC 34.36% 2,221 (-2,022) Malcolm M. Hollett  m  ( 67 )
ID: 26142(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 3 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 33
Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista North
19 November 1962 Age:
61
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 81.15% 3,195 of 3,937 Elig.: 6,865 Parti.: 57.55%
Loser > PC 18.85% 742 (-2,453) E. Douglas Parsons  m 
ID: 26150(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 3 years 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 34
Newfoundland and Labrador Humber West
8 September 1966 Age:
65
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 67.21% 4,431 of 6,593 Elig.: 9,841 Parti.: 67.53%
Loser > NDP 32.79% 2,162 (-2,269) Calvin G. Normore  m  ( 49 )
ID: 14609(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET Service: 5 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 35
Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia East
28 October 1971 Age:
70
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 58.61% 2,852 of 4,866 Elig.: 5,731 Parti.: 85.90%
Loser > PC 41.39% 2,014 (-838) William G. Patterson  m  ( 56 )
  Post-Election...
18 January 1972 > ?? LIB PC
ID: 14656(F) — 4 Sep 2023 17:26 ET Service: 0 year 4 months 24 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 36
Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia East
24 March 1972 Age:
71
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > PC 54.99% 2,688 of 4,888 Fintan J. Aylward  m  ( 44 )
ID: 14698(F) — 22 Oct 2021 23:52 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 37
Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate
16 September 1975 Age:
74
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General 1/4 LIBR 40.42% 1,467 of 3,629 Elig.: 4,931 Parti.: 73.80%
Loser > LIB 33.07% 1,200 (-267) Woodrow J. Philpott  m 
  Post-Election...
18 June 1977 > ?? LIBR Vac. Resigned: Left politics
ID: 14588(F) — 5 Aug 2023 23:12 ET Service: 1 year 9 months 2 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 37
Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate
8 December 1977 Age:
76
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > LIB 54.69% 2,314 of 4,231 William N. Rowe  m  ( 35 )
ID: 14747(F) — 27 Feb 2022 15:34 ET
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