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♂ William Lindsay
aliasWilliam Lindsay
Record
36359 · 10603

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 3 August 1813 → 210 years + 8 months ago
Lived 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 26 May 1866 → 157 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 9 months
Death 7 September 1895 → 128 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 3 months after 31 May 1874
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
New Brunswick 7 10 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles Connell  m 
⊖ George W. White  m 
 		 ⊖ David Irvine  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,375 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
26 May 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35640(F) — 9 Feb 2022 21:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 2/4 1,672 76.42% +870 Loser:
IND
 802 36.65% Morris Best

Service: 4 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,416 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
27 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31970(F) — 10 Feb 2022 10:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 2/7 860 38.95% +265 Loser:
IND
 595 26.95% Samuel Watts
After his election:
5 Oct 1870 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
26 October 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32001(F) — 13 Oct 2022 22:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,452 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
18 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31985(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
IND
 1,503 67.52% Randolph K. Jones
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19194(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
68
IND
 2/2 1,653 47.71% -159 Winner:
LIB
 1,812 52.29% David Irvine

Online biographical reference

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EN Wikipedia
William Lindsay (Canadian politician)		 24 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 10:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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