Calvin "Cal" Mitchell is a

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politician from

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. He was the member of the

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(MHA) for

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from 1985 to 1989.

Politics

Mitchell is a businessman from Petites on the southern coast of

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. Before he was elected to the House of Assembly, he served as the president of the Southwest Coast Development Association. Mitchell first attempted to run for the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination in the riding of

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for the 1984 federal election, but he lost the nomination to Joe Price. He successfully ran as the PC candidate in the district of

for the 1985 provincial election, having defeated former provincial

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leader

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for the nomination. He served in the House of Assembly for just one term before losing to Liberal opponent Bill Ramsay in the

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. Mitchell was again defeated by Ramsay in the subsequent 1993 election.

Electoral history

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Cal Living people Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs 20th-century births 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly