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♂ John V. Morrissy
aliasJohn V. Morrissy
Record
44850 · 6971

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
New Brunswick 5 5 10
Total 6 8 14
Birth 13 August 1854 → 169 years + 9 months ago
Lived 69 years + 11 months
First mandate 13 December 1887 → 136 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 4 months
Death 31 July 1924 → 99 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ George R. McWilliam (1905–1977) Grand-nephew  
⊖ Charles J. Morrissy (1881–1932) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 7 24
New Brunswick 15 2 20 Z
TOTAL 17 10 14

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 17  
15 documented challengers
⊖ William L. Allain  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles E. Fish  m 
⊖ D.A. Ernest Hutchison  m 
⊖ Daniel P. MacLachlan  m 
⊖ Donald Morrison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John O'Brien  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ James L. Stewart  m 
⊖ Lemuel J. Tweedie  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John P. Burchill  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas F. Gillespie  m 
⊖ William S. Loggie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Peter Mitchell  m 
⊖ Robert Murray  m 
⊖ James Robinson  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ Frank D. Swim  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,529 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
16 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32093(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 2/3 1,073 42.43% -91 Winner:
LIB
 1,164 46.03% John P. Burchill
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,052 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
13 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32095(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 1,044 50.88% +36 Loser:
CONS
 1,008 49.12% John O'Brien

Service: 2 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,680 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32106(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
LIB
 5/8 1,665 48.68% -218 Winner:
CONS
 1,883 55.06% John O'Brien
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,221 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 February 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32115(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:03 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 1,374 42.66% -473 Winner:
LIB
 1,847 57.34% Lemuel J. Tweedie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,520 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32127(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 5/5 1,883 71.60% -137 Winner:
CONS
 2,020 76.81% John O'Brien
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,834 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32148(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:18 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 5/6 1,590 53.73% -542 Winner:
CONS
 2,132 72.05% John O'Brien
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,603 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20041(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
IND
 3/3 660 14.34% -1,565 Winner:
CONS
 2,225 48.34% James Robinson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20298(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 1,905 44.21% -499 Winner:
CONS
 2,404 55.79% James Robinson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,464 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32199(F) — 11 Feb 2022 08:17 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/8 2,313 56.20% +279 Loser:
LIB
 2,034 49.42% John P. Burchill

Service: 5 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,852 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32225(F) — 11 Feb 2022 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/8 2,805 66.58% +1,326 Loser:
LIB
 1,479 35.11% Robert Murray
After his election:
20 Mar 1908 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
7 April 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32237(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 2 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,512 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32254(F) — 11 Feb 2022 22:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 2/6 2,387 70.66% +372 Loser:
IND
 2,015 59.65% Lawrence Doyle
After his election:
2 May 1916 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,735 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32280(F) — 12 Feb 2022 00:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 2,182 55.47% David V. Allain
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,249 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 New Brunswick
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21304(F) — 2 Jul 2023 07:32 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
63
LL
 2/2 3,601 43.65% -1,047 Winner:
UNIL
 4,648 56.35% William S. Loggie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,991 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 New Brunswick
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21567(F) — 1 Jul 2023 10:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 6,706 55.93% +1,421 Loser:
NLCP
 5,285 44.07% Edward A. McCurdy
After his election:
31 Jul 1924 69
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,805 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 New Brunswick
7 October 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21791(F) — 24 Jan 2022 08:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
69		 Successor:
LIB
 6,222 52.71% William B. Snowball

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Veriker Morrissy, M.P.		  7 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Veriker Morrissy, député		  7 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Morrissy		  7 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Morrissy		  7 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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