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♂ Allen Edison Stairs
aliasEdison Stairs
Record
58557 · 2566

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 5 1 6
Birth 22 December 1924 → 99 years + 4 months ago
Lived 85 years + 9 months
First mandate 27 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 6 months
Death 10 October 2010 → 13 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 11 months after 22 October 1978
Special notes
None
 
Allen Edison Stairs (1924–2010)
© Photo 2010 Scott Funeral Home Ltd. & Woodstock Crematorium — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Gerald S. Merrithew (1931–2004) Cousin  
⊖ Ernest W. Stairs (1873–1941) Grand-uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 18 3 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Donald T. Cochrane  m 
⊖ Hugh Flemming  m 
⊖ Harry C. Greenlaw  m 
⊖ Fred McCain  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William J. West  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry Corey  m 
⊖ Charles G. Gallagher  m 
⊖ Richard Hatfield  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John B. McNair  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 72,613 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Provincial
41		 New Brunswick
28 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32443(F) — 14 Sep 2021 22:00 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
23
PC
 6/12 5,595 30.82% -4,826 Winner:
LIB
 10,421 57.41% Harry C. Greenlaw
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,438 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32480(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 2/6 6,289 58.16% +1,705 Loser:
LIB
 4,584 42.39% Gerald S. Clark

Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,554 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
45		 New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32500(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/6 6,425 65.22% +2,984 Loser:
LIB
 3,441 34.93% Robert Culberson

Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,436 Votes: 25,642 Participation: 84.54% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
46		 New Brunswick
13 October 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32521(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 3/5 5,536 64.77% +977 Loser:
LIB
 4,559 53.34% Robert McCain

Service: 3 years 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,454 Votes: 26,680 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
47		 New Brunswick
26 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 3/9 5,881 66.43% +3,170 Loser:
LIB
 2,711 30.62% James Patterson

Service: 4 years 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,636 Votes: 4,388 Participation: 77.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
48		 New Brunswick
18 November 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8492(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 2,438 56.02% +630 Loser:
LIB
 1,808 41.54% Gerals Phillips

Service: 3 years 11 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,700 Votes: 4,506 Participation: 79.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
23 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8434(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 2,317 51.70% P. Steven Porter

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A. Edison Stairs		  5 May 2024

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