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♂ John Babington Macaulay Baxter
aliasJohn Baxter
Record
3111 · 6975

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
New Brunswick 8 0 8
Total 9 0 9
Birth 16 February 1868 → 156 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 10 months
First mandate 7 December 1911 → 112 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 9 months
Death 27 December 1946 → 77 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 7 months after 19 May 1931
Special notes
None
 
John Babington Macaulay Baxter (1868–1946)
© Photo 1928–29 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John B.M. Baxter (1924–2000) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Saint John, New Brunswick (1892–1910)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 7 16
New Brunswick 15 5 7 Z
TOTAL 19 0 23

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 33–34
CONS
 1 Minister 46–49 17 Dec 1914 — 03 Apr 1917 2 3 17
2. NB 35
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 52–53 09 Oct 1920 — 06 Dec 1921 1 1 27
3. NB 35
CONS
 1 Party leader 52–53 10 Oct 1920 — 06 Dec 1921 1 1 26
4. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 53 21 Sep 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 0 3 7
5. NB 35–37
CONS
 2 Party leader 57–63 24 Jul 1925 — 19 May 1931 5 9 25
6. NB 36–37
CONS
 1 Premier 57–63 10 Aug 1925 — 18 May 1931 5 9 8
7. NB 36–37
CONS
 2 Minister 57–63 10 Sep 1925 — 18 May 1931 5 8 8
 1. Attorney General
 4. Customs and Excise
 7. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 12  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Allister F. Bentley  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ L. Murray Curren  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Murray MacLaren  m 
⊖ H. Colby Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas B. Carson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Walter E. Foster  m 
⊖ Frank L. Potts  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
7 December 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32244(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 6 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,084 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32258(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/4 1,224 59.94% +380 Loser:
LIB
 844 41.33% Allister F. Bentley
After his election:
15 Dec 1914 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 5 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
31 December 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32268(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 1 month 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,190 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32284(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/4 1,141 54.46% +141 Loser:
LIB
 1,000 47.73% Walter E. Foster

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,501 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32306(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 2/4 1,912 50.97% +18 Loser:
LIB
 1,894 50.49% Allister F. Bentley
After his election:
20 Sep 1921 53
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 11 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,833 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 New Brunswick
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21570(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:48 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
NLCP
 1/6 11,646 51.95% +1,115 Loser:
LIB
 10,531 46.98% Harry R. McLellan
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 54
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
23 Jul 1925 57
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 3 years 7 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,831 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
10 June 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32315(F) — 24 Oct 2021 17:45 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 2,051 53.54% Allister F. Bentley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,474 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32332(F) — 12 Feb 2022 09:57 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
57
CONS
 1/4 3,061 58.45% +830 Loser:
LIB
 2,231 42.60% L. Murray Curren
After his election:
1 Sep 1925 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
26 September 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32344(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,028 Votes: 46,656 Participation: 56.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 New Brunswick
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21841(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LC
 14,250 61.09% Thomas Bell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32362(F) — 12 Feb 2022 10:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
62
CONS
 2/4 3,395 71.37% +2,037 Loser:
LIB
 1,358 28.55% Allister F. Bentley
After his election:
19 May 1931 63
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 11 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,620 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
29 June 1931
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32368(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
CONS
 3,018 65.32% Robert A. McAllister

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, C.P., C.R., député		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Babington Macaulay Baxter		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Babington Macaulay Baxter		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 16:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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