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♂ J. Leonard O'Brien
aliasJ. Leonard O'Brien
Record
46679 · 10083

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
New Brunswick 1 1 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 6 November 1895 → 128 years + 5 months ago
Lived 77 years + 7 months
First mandate 10 August 1925 → 98 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 9 months
Death 18 June 1973 → 50 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 8 days after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 

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 5 2 14
New Brunswick 4 10 7 Z
TOTAL 10 0 22

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 36
CONS
 1 Speaker 30–34 11 Mar 1926 — 18 Jun 1930 4 3 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
10 documented challengers
⊖ William S. Anderson  m 
⊖ Richard J. Gill  m 
⊖ Akerley Holmes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John W. Maloney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hidulphe A. Savoie  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John P. Barry  m 
⊖ Sydney D. Heckbert  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis T. Lavoie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles J. Morrissy  m 
⊖ Frederick M. Tweedie  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,662 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32328(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
CONS
 1/8 5,372 52.84% +390 Loser:
LIB
 4,982 49.01% Frederick M. Tweedie

Service: 4 years 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,084 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32358(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
CONS
 5/8 5,009 47.61% -593 Winner:
LIB
 5,602 53.25% Hidulphe A. Savoie
Eligible: 19,575 Votes: 12,900 Participation: 65.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 New Brunswick
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22914(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:10 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
NATG
 1/3 5,149 39.91% +77 Loser:
LIB
 5,072 39.32% John W. Maloney
After his election:
16 May 1940 44
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 47
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,365 Votes: 15,932 Participation: 78.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
20		 New Brunswick
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23174(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
PC
 2/2 7,425 46.60% -1,082 Winner:
LIB
 8,507 53.40% John W. Maloney

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Speakers of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
Hon. J. Leonard O'Brien		 21 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick, Présidents de l'Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick
L’hon. J. Leonard O'Brien		 21 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Leonard O'Brien, M.P.		 21 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Leonard O'Brien, député		 21 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Leonard O'Brien		 21 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Leonard O'Brien		 21 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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