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♂ R.D. Caldwell Stewart
aliasR.D. Caldwell Stewart
Record
59106 · 10067

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
New Brunswick 0 1 1
Total 1 4 5
Birth 2 December 1907 → 116 years + 4 months ago
Lived 59 years + 8 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 30 days ago
↳ at age 50 years + 3 months
Death 25 August 1967 → 56 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 2 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
R.D. Caldwell Stewart (1907–1967) 200x283
© Photo — Public domain
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 4 2 17

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Lorne B. Groom  m 
⊖ James L. Ilsley  m 
⊖ Gale S. McLaughlin  m 
⊖ Leon G. Small  m 
⊖ Kenneth J. Webber  m 
 		 ⊖ Alfred H. Hawkins  m 
⊖ Henry G. Irwin  m 
⊖ Allan M.A. McLean  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ A. Wesley Stuart  m 
⊖ W. DeCosta Young  m 
 
Eligible: 32,079 Votes: 22,933 Participation: 71.49% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
27
LC
 2/3 7,266 31.68% -6,628 Winner:
LIB
 13,894 60.59% James L. Ilsley
Eligible: 14,289 Votes: 12,254 Participation: 85.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 New Brunswick
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24273(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 1/2 6,448 52.62% +642 Loser:
LIB
 5,806 47.38% A. Wesley Stuart

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,073 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 New Brunswick
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24550(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 2/3 5,518 45.71% -641 Winner:
LIB
 6,159 51.01% Allan M.A. McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 46,384 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
45		 New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32501(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
55
PC
 6/8 5,635 48.59% -279 Winner:
LIB
 5,914 51.00% Leon G. Small
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,567 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 New Brunswick
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25083(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
PC
 2/3 5,226 45.18% -653 Winner:
LIB
 5,879 50.83% Allan M.A. McLean

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Dugald Caldwell Stewart, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Dugald Caldwell Stewart, député		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Caldwell Stewart		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 05:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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