Career
In his parliamentary career, Lundrigan is best remembered for having been on the receiving end of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau"s famous "fuddle duddle" comment of 1971. In the 1974 election, Lundrigan ran in the district of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, but was defeated by that riding"s incumbent Member of Parliament, Dave Rooney. He was later elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly for the electoral district of Grand Falls-Buchans, serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Moores.
He was a pallbearer at Moores" funeral in 2005.
Lundrigan died on March 5, 2009.