♂ John B.M. Baxter

Record
3111 · 6975

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 100%

	∑	✓	✗
New Brunswick	8	8	0
Canada	1	1	0
Total	9	9	0

Birth	Death	Lived	Died in office
16 February 1868 (156 years 2 months ago)	27 December 1946 (77 years 3 months ago)	78 years 10 months	No

Family tie with other documented individual

Who	...is/was his	Note
John B.M. Baxter (1924–2000)	Son

Service in elected office

Legislature

Total

Government

Opposition

New Brunswick

Days	years	months	days
5,638	15	5	8

Days	years	months	days
3,970	10	10	13

Days	years	months	days
1,668	4	6	24

Canada

Days	years	months	days
1,325	3	7	17

Days	years	months	days
0	0	0	0

Days	years	months	days
1,325	3	7	17

Total > 

Days	years	months	days
6,963	19	0	23

Days	years	months	days
3,970	10	10	13

Days	years	months	days
2,993	8	2	9

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	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

→ 9 recorded electoral participations → 12 electoral path points					→ 7 documented challengers:			Allister F. Bentley m (4 runoffs) Thomas B. Carson m (3 runoffs) L. Murray Curren m (2 runoffs) Walter E. Foster m Murray MacLaren m Frank L. Potts m H. Colby Smith m
Provincial Ass.: 32	New Brunswick	Saint John
	7 December 1911	Age: 43	→ New to this legislature
By-Election			✓	1/1	CONS	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 32244(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET		Service: 0 year 6 months 12 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 33	New Brunswick	Saint John
	20 June 1912	Age: 44	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/4	CONS	59.94%	1,224 of 4,084	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		LIB	41.33%	844 (-380)	Allister F. Bentley m ( 58 )
		Post-Election...
15 December 1914 >		??	CONS	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 32258(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:59 ET		Service: 2 years 5 months 25 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 33	New Brunswick	Saint John
	31 December 1914	Age: 46	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/1	CONS	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 32268(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:17 ET		Service: 2 years 1 month 23 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 34	New Brunswick	Saint John
	24 February 1917	Age: 49	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/4	CONS	54.46%	1,141 of 4,190	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		LIB	47.73%	1,000 (-141)	Walter E. Foster m ( 43 )
ID: 32284(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:59 ET		Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Provincial Ass.: 35	New Brunswick	Saint John
	9 October 1920	Age: 52	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	2/4	CONS	50.97%	1,912 of 7,501	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		LIB	50.49%	1,894 (-18)	Allister F. Bentley m ( 66 )
		Post-Election...
20 September 1921 >		??	CONS	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran federally
ID: 32306(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:59 ET		Service: 0 year 11 months 11 days (Oppo.)						Exit from legislature →
Federal Ass.: 14	New Brunswick	St. John--Albert
	6 December 1921	Age: 53	→ New to Parliament
General			✓	1/6	NLCP	51.95%	11,646 of 44,833	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		LIB	46.98%	10,531 (-1,115)	Harry R. McLellan m
		Post-Election...
16 March 1922 >		??	NLCP	→	LC	Changed allegiance
23 July 1925 >		??	LC	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran provincially
ID: 21570(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:48 ET		Service: 3 years 7 months 17 days (Oppo.)						Exit from legislature →
Provincial Ass.: 35	New Brunswick	Saint John
	10 June 1922	Age: 54	Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election
			Successor >		LIB	53.54%	2,051 of 3,831	Allister F. Bentley m ( 68 )
ID: 32315(F) — 24 Oct 2021 17:45 ET
Provincial Ass.: 36	New Brunswick	Saint John
	10 August 1925	Age: 57	→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General			✓	1/4	CONS	58.45%	3,061 of 10,474	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		LIB	42.60%	2,231 (-830)	L. Murray Curren m ( 51 )
		Post-Election...
1 September 1925 >		??	CONS	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 32332(F) — 12 Feb 2022 09:57 ET		Service: 0 year 0 month 22 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 36	New Brunswick	Saint John
	26 September 1925	Age: 57	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/1	CONS	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 32344(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:25 ET		Service: 4 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Federal Ass.: 15	New Brunswick	St. John--Albert
	29 October 1925	Age: 57	Incumbent did not run in this election
General
			Successor >		LC	62.68%	14,623 of 46,656	Murray MacLaren m ( 64 )
ID: 21841(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:56 ET
Provincial Ass.: 37	New Brunswick	Saint John
	19 June 1930	Age: 62	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	2/4	CONS	71.37%	3,395 of 9,513	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		LIB	28.55%	1,358 (-2,037)	Allister F. Bentley m ( 76 )
		Post-Election...
19 May 1931 >		??	CONS	→	Vac.	Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
ID: 32362(F) — 12 Feb 2022 10:31 ET		Service: 0 year 11 months (Gov't)						Exit from legislature →
Provincial Ass.: 37	New Brunswick	Saint John
	29 June 1931	Age: 63	Incumbent did not run in this election						Exit from legislature →
By-Election
			Successor >		CONS	65.32%	3,018 of 4,620	Robert A. McAllister m ( 55 )
ID: 32368(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET

→ 4 online biographical references
Lg	Hyperlink	Retrieved on
EN	Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, P.C., K.C., M.P.	6 Mar 2024
FR	Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, C.P., C.R., député	6 Mar 2024
EN	Wikipedia: John Babington Macaulay Baxter	6 Mar 2024
FR	Wikipédia: John Babington Macaulay Baxter	6 Mar 2024

Rev.: 06 Mar 2024 @ 23:27 ET

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