Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Gregory Francis Thompson
aliasGreg Thompson
Record
61028 · 461

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 78%
 
Canada 6 1 7
New Brunswick 1 1 2
Total 7 2 9
Birth 28 March 1947 → 77 years + 1 month ago
Lived 72 years + 5 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 7 months
Death 10 September 2019 → 4 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Gregory Francis Thompson (1947–2019)
© Photo Sherurcij — Fair trade
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 18 9 26
New Brunswick 0 11 16 Z
TOTAL 19 9 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39–40
CPC
1 Minister 58–62 06 Feb 2006 — 16 Jan 2010 3 11 10
 1. Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
John B. Ames  m 
Sheldon Albert Lee  m 
 
Harold W. Culbert  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,795 Votes: 3,097 Participation: 81.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50
New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1754(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
PC
2/3 1,384 45.05% -87 Winner:
LIB
1,471 47.88% Sheldon A. Lee
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34
New Brunswick
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3521(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
1/4 16,026 47.25% +1,910 Loser:
LIB
14,116 41.61% Harold W. Culbert

Service:
4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,329 Votes: 32,676 Participation: 66.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35
New Brunswick
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3222(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
PC
2/5 13,159 40.61% -811 Winner:
LIB
13,970 43.11% Harold W. Culbert
Eligible: 44,441 Votes: 32,537 Participation: 73.21% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36
New Brunswick
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
PC
1/5 14,533 44.95% +6,224 Loser:
LIB
8,309 25.70% Harold W. Culbert

Service:
3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,627 Votes: 30,822 Participation: 67.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37
New Brunswick
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2623(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
1/4 14,489 47.25% +6,047 Loser:
LIB
8,442 27.53% Winston Gamblin
After his election:
12 Sep 2001 54
PC
DRC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 55
DRC
PC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Feb 2004 56
PC
CPC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,834 Votes: 31,011 Participation: 62.23% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38
New Brunswick
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1041(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
1/5 16,339 53.06% +6,637 Loser:
LIB
9,702 31.51% Jim Dunlap

Service:
1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,921 Votes: 33,342 Participation: 66.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39
New Brunswick
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 673(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
1/4 18,155 54.80% +9,278 Loser:
LIB
8,877 26.79% Stanley J. Smith

Service:
2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,273 Votes: 30,142 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40
New Brunswick
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5773(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CPC
1/4 17,474 58.32% +11,611 Loser:
LIB
5,863 19.57% Nancy MacIntosh

Service:
2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,578 Votes: 32,083 Participation: 64.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41
New Brunswick
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6313(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64
Successor:
CPC
18,066 56.64% John S.L. Williamson
Eligible: 12,176 Votes: 8,301 Participation: 68.18% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
59
New Brunswick
24 September 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  3 Nov 2018
ID: 13200(F) — 3 Jul 2023 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
71
PC
1/5 3,249 39.21% +813 Loser:
LIB
2,436 29.40% John B. Ames
After his election:
3 Nov 2018 71
LIB
PC
Change of government (became part of government)
10 Sep 2019 72
PC
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 11 months 17 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 11,985 Votes: 7,921 Participation: 66.09% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
60
New Brunswick
14 September 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 31423(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:37 ET
Deceased
Age
72
Successor:
PC
3,570 45.18% Kathy Bockus

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gregory Francis Thompson, P.C., M.P.
 5 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gregory Francis Thompson, C.P., député
 5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Greg Thompson
 5 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gregory Francis Thompson
 5 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)