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♂ Pierre-Amand Landry
aliasPierre-Amand Landry
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
New Brunswick 5 1 6
Total 7 1 8
Birth 1 May 1846 → 178 years ago
Lived 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 5 July 1870 → 153 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 2 months
Death 28 July 1916 → 107 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 3 months after 14 April 1890
Special notes
None
 
Pierre-Amand Landry (1846–1916)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Amand Landry (1805–1877) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
Landry served as a Conservative nearly nine years in the New Brunswick legislature and six-and-a-half years in the Commons. He was knighted in June 1916, the first and only Acadian to receive this honour.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 6 20
New Brunswick 8 11 26 Z
TOTAL 15 6 16

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Black  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Bliss Botsford  m 
⊖ Daniel L. Hanington  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Amasa E. Killam  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Angus McQueen  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Pickard  m 
⊖ Josiah Wood  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph L. Black  m 
⊖ William J. Gilbert  m 
⊖ John A. Humphrey  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ George V. McInerney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph L. Moore  m 
⊖ Edward J. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,212 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
5 July 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31982(F) — 14 Jun 2023 22:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
24
CONS
 1/10 1,681 72.99% +584 Loser:
CONS
 1,097 47.63% Daniel L. Hanington

Service: 3 years 10 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,687 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
18 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31997(F) — 24 Sep 2023 12:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
28
CONS
 6/8 1,709 46.54% -203 Winner:
LIB
 1,912 52.07% Thomas Pickard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,109 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
22 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32036(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
32
CONS
 3/8 2,737 60.46% +815 Loser:
CONS
 1,922 42.46% Josiah Wood
After his election:
10 Jul 1878 32
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
24 July 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32039(F) — 13 Oct 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,269 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32057(F) — 10 Feb 2022 20:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/6 2,743 76.90% +720 Loser:
CONS
 2,023 56.71% Amasa E. Killam
After his election:
15 Dec 1882 36
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,588 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
9 January 1883
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32062(F) — 10 Feb 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/8 2,607 59.29% +523 Loser:
CONS
 2,084 47.40% Amasa E. Killam
After his election:
1 Sep 1883 37
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 7 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,738 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
22 September 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 1,638 59.82% +538 Loser:
LIB
 1,100 40.18% George V. McInerney

Service: 3 years 4 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,140 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
13 October 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32068(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
CONS
 2,206 53.29% Amasa E. Killam
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,179 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19403(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 1,765 55.52% +351 Loser:
LIB
 1,414 44.48% George V. McInerney
After his election:
14 Apr 1890 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 1 month 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
31 July 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19732(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Édouard H. Léger

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Pierre-Amand Landry		 06 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Landry, Sir Pierre-Amand		 06 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Landry, Sir Pierre-Amand		 06 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Landry, sir Pierre-Amand		 06 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Pierre Amand Landry, M.P.		 06 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Pierre Amand Landry, député		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Pierre-Amand Landry		 06 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Pierre-Amand Landry		 06 Mar 2024

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