♂ Richard B. Hatfield

Gay (not public)
Record
26486 · 2560
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 88%
 
New Brunswick 8 7 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
9 April 1931
(93 years ago)
26 April 1991
(32 years 11 months ago)
60 years No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Heber H. Hatfield (1885–1952) Father
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
New Brunswick
Days years months days
9,605 26 3 17
Days years months days
6,192 16 11 14
Days years months days
3,413 9 4 4
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 46 PC 1 Opposition Leader 36–39 13 Oct 1967 — 25 Oct 1970 3 0 12
2. NB 46 PC 1 Party leader 36–38 14 Oct 1967 — 13 Jun 1969 1 7 30
3. NB 46–50 PC 2 Party leader 38–56 14 Jun 1969 — 13 Oct 1987 18 3 29
4. NB 47–50 PC 1 Premier 39–56 26 Oct 1970 — 12 Oct 1987 16 11 16
Electoral history
→ 8 recorded electoral participations
→ 8 electoral path points
 
→ 4 documented challengers:
 
Allison W. DeLong  m 
Charles G. Gallagher  m 
Fred A. McCain  m  (2 runoffs)
A. Edison Stairs  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 44
New Brunswick Carleton
19 June 1961 Age:
30
→ New to this legislature
By-Election 1/2 PC 58.43% 6,107 of 10,451 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 41.57% 4,344 (-1,763) Gerald S. Clark  m 
ID: 32496(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET Service: 1 year 10 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 45
New Brunswick Carleton
22 April 1963 Age:
32
Re-elected incumbent
General 3/6 PC 65.14% 6,417 of 29,554 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 34.93% 3,441 (-2,976) Robert Culberson  m 
ID: 32500(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 46
New Brunswick Carleton
13 October 1967 Age:
36
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/5 PC 69.11% 5,907 of 25,642 Elig.: 12,436 Parti.: 84.54%
Loser > LIB 53.34% 4,559 (-1,348) Robert McCain  m 
ID: 32521(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 47
New Brunswick Carleton
26 October 1970 Age:
39
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/9 PC 71.11% 6,295 of 26,559 Elig.: 13,454 Parti.: 74.73%
Loser > LIB 30.62% 2,711 (-3,584) James Patterson  m 
ID: 32549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 22 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 48
New Brunswick Carleton Centre
18 November 1974 Age:
43
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 PC 62.06% 2,033 of 3,276 Elig.: 4,607 Parti.: 71.50%
Loser > LIB 37.94% 1,243 (-790) Aage Skaarup  m 
ID: 8490(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 4 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 49
New Brunswick Carleton Centre
23 October 1978 Age:
47
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 PC 54.09% 2,043 of 3,777 Elig.: 4,945 Parti.: 77.29%
Loser > LIB 45.91% 1,734 (-309) David E. Crouse  m 
ID: 8432(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:09 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 50
New Brunswick Carleton Centre
12 October 1982 Age:
51
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PC 51.85% 2,266 of 4,370 Elig.: 5,183 Parti.: 85.03%
Loser > LIB 45.22% 1,976 (-290) David E. Crouse  m 
ID: 1751(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:10 ET Service: 5 years 0 month (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 51
New Brunswick Carleton Centre
13 October 1987 Age:
56
Defeated incumbent (Party leader) Exit from legislature →
General 2/3 PC 38.42% 1,853 of 4,823 Elig.: 5,579 Parti.: 87.08%
Winner > LIB 57.79% 2,787 (+934) Allison W. DeLong  m  ( 46 )
ID: 1693(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:10 ET
→ 7 online biographical references
 
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EN Free Form: Rachel Cave, CBC News (23 September 2019), Man claiming to be ex-premier's son finds no answer in unsealed documents 14 Apr 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia: Richard Bennett Hatfield 14 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne: Hatfield, Richard Bennett 14 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. Richard Bennett Hatfield, P.C., Senator 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. Richard Bennett Hatfield, C.P., sénateur 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia: Richard Hatfield 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia: Richard Bennett Hatfield 14 Apr 2024
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