title: Dave Rooney
text: # Dave Rooney
  
  Richard David Rooney (August 13, 1937 – November 9, 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.
  
  