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♂ John S. Leighton
aliasJohn S. Leighton
Record
35556 · 10615

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Birth 8 November 1835 → 188 years + 5 months ago
Lived 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 June 1874 → 149 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 7 months
Death 25 January 1916 → 108 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 9 months after 25 April 1886
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 11 9 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Randolph K. Jones  m 
 		 ⊖ George W. White  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 1,739 78.12% +529 Loser:
CONS
 1,210 54.36% George W. White

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,666 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
20 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32023(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 2/4 1,534 65.75% +500 Loser:
IND
 1,034 44.32% Burrall Shaw

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32044(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,011 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32076(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 1,578 52.50% Marcus C. Atkinson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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John S. Leighton		 22 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Aug 2023 18:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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