{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{one source |date=April 2024}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Dave Rooney | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | riding = Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | parliament = Canadian | majority = | predecessor = Frank Moores | successor = Morrissey Johnson | term_start = 30 October 1972 | term_end = 3 September 1984 | birth_name = Richard David Rooney | birth_date = {{birth date|1937|8|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Lower Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|11|9|1937|8|13|df=y}} | relations = Son David Rooney | spouse = Ruth Gale | party = Liberal | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = }} '''Richard David Rooney''' (13 August 1937 – 9 November 2006) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Lower Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, he was a teacher before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception in the 1972 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected three more times in 1974, 1979, and 1980 before being defeated in the 1984 election.
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