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♂ Alfred J. Brooks
aliasAlfred J. Brooks
Record
7406 · 10096

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 82%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
New Brunswick 2 2 4
Total 9 2 11
Birth 14 November 1890 → 133 years + 5 months ago
Lived 77 years
First mandate 10 August 1925 → 98 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
Death 7 December 1967 → 56 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 2 months after 12 September 1960
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 24 10 23
New Brunswick 9 10 14 Z
TOTAL 34 9 7

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 23–24
PC
 1 Minister 66–69 21 Jun 1957 — 10 Oct 1960 3 3 19
2. CA 23
PC
 1 ✓ Minister 66 21 Jun 1957 — 21 Aug 1957 0 2 0
 1. Veterans Affairs
 2. National Health and Welfare [Int]

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Hedley V. Dickson  m 
⊖ Walter W.V. Foster  m 
⊖ Willard M. Jenkins  m 
⊖ James D. McKenna  m 
⊖ Ormond W. Wetmore  m 
 		 ⊖ Jack H.A.L. Fairweather  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Jeffries  m 
⊖ Colin C. MacDonald  m 
⊖ J. William Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,079 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
17 June 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32316(F) — 16 Jun 2023 10:42 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
CONS
 2/2 3,814 47.21% -451 Winner:
LIB
 4,265 52.79% James D. McKenna
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32325(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 1/6 4,983 65.66% +1,334 Loser:
LIB
 3,649 48.08% Lewis R. Murray

Service: 4 years 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,258 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32355(F) — 6 Aug 2023 10:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/6 5,145 58.78% +1,419 Loser:
LIB
 3,726 42.57% Ormond W. Wetmore

Service: 5 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,886 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 New Brunswick
27 June 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32375(F) — 6 Aug 2023 10:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
CONS
 5/6 5,070 49.25% -100 Winner:
LIB
 5,170 50.22% William A. Jeffries
Eligible: 19,543 Votes: 15,652 Participation: 80.09% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 New Brunswick
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22639(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LC
 1/3 7,474 47.75% +145 Loser:
LIB
 7,329 46.82% Donald V. White
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 47
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,786 Votes: 15,213 Participation: 73.19% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 New Brunswick
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22916(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NATG
 1/2 8,017 52.70% +821 Loser:
LIB
 7,196 47.30% Donald V. White
After his election:
16 May 1940 49
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 52
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,937 Votes: 16,818 Participation: 80.33% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 New Brunswick
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23176(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 8,915 53.01% +2,146 Loser:
LIB
 6,769 40.25% Albert W. Clark

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,137 Votes: 18,335 Participation: 82.83% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 New Brunswick
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23437(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/3 9,501 51.93% +1,638 Loser:
LIB
 7,863 42.97% G. Harold Perkins

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,928 Votes: 17,897 Participation: 81.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 New Brunswick
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23729(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/2 9,725 54.97% +1,757 Loser:
LIB
 7,968 45.03% G. Harold Perkins

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,208 Votes: 17,210 Participation: 81.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 New Brunswick
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/2 10,051 59.03% +3,074 Loser:
LIB
 6,977 40.97% Willard M. Jenkins

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,208 Votes: 17,514 Participation: 82.58% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 New Brunswick
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24278(F) — 27 Jan 2022 19:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/2 10,483 59.85% +3,452 Loser:
LIB
 7,031 40.15% V. Clifford O'Neil
After his election:
12 Sep 1960 69
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 5 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,208 Votes: 16,865 Participation: 79.52% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 New Brunswick
31 October 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24489(F) — 3 Sep 2022 15:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
PC
 8,755 51.91% Hugh J. Flemming

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alfred Johnson Brooks, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Senator		 26 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alfred Johnson Brooks, C.P., c.r., député, sénateur		 26 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Johnson Brooks		 26 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alfred Johnson Brooks		 26 Sep 2023

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