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♂ John Wallace
aliasJohn Wallace
Record
63774 · 4847

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 18 November 1812 → 211 years + 11 months ago
Lived 83 years + 1 month
1st mandate 7 August 1867 → 157 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 8 months
Death 1 January 1896 → 128 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
John Wallace (1812–1896)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 7 2

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Domville  m 
⊖ Henry Stevens  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Rogers  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Albert
Elig. 1,766 Votes: 1,492 Partic.: 84.48%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17584(F) — 19 Oct 2024 10:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 778 52.14% +64 Loser:
IND
 714 47.86% Henry T. Stevens

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Albert
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,595 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18479(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 847 53.10% +99 Loser:
IND
 748 46.90% ? Calhoun
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 60
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Albert
Elig. 1,984 Votes: 1,570 Partic.: 79.13%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18711(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 810 51.59% +50 Loser:
IND
 760 48.41% ? Calhoun

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Albert
Elig. 2,264 Votes: 1,855 Partic.: 81.93%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18997(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LIB
 2/3 596 32.43% -88 Winner:
LIB
 684 37.21% Alexander Rogers
Albert
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,507 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19193(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
69
LIB
 1/2 784 52.02% +61 Loser:
LIB
 723 47.98% Alexander Rogers
After his election:
2 May 1883 70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Albert
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,749 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
10 July 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19647(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LC
 1/2 934 53.40% +119 Loser:
LIB
 815 46.60% Alexander Rogers

Service: 3 years 7 months 11 days (Gov't)
Albert
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,970 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19397(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
CONS
 1,047 53.15% Richard C. Weldon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Wallace		 18 Oct 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Wallace		 18 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Wallace (Canadian politician)		 18 Oct 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Wallace (homme politique)		 18 Oct 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Oct 2024 10:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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