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♂ Lewis Smith
aliasLewis Smith
Record
57641 · 10657

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 5 4 9
Birth 11 May 1880 → 143 years + 11 months ago
Lived 69 years + 7 months
First mandate 24 February 1917 → 107 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 9 months
Death 1 January 1950 → 74 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 26 June 1935
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 17 11 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ A. Russell Colpitts  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Harry O. Downey  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ John L. Peck  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Sanford S. Ryan  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick Colpitts  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Conrad J. Osman  m 
⊖ Ivan C. Rand  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,765 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32272(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
CONS
 1/4 984 52.26% +73 Loser:
IND
 911 48.38% William Carnwath

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,984 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32294(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/4 1,965 56.27% +423 Loser:
IND
 1,542 44.16% Arthur A. Stevens

Service: 4 years 10 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,555 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32320(F) — 12 Feb 2022 09:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/4 2,005 53.07% +197 Loser:
IND
 1,808 47.86% Fred Thompson
After his election:
10 Sep 1925 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
26 September 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32340(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,648 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32350(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
CONS
 3/4 1,814 47.44% -178 Winner:
LIB
 1,992 52.09% Harry O. Downey
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
7 October 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32367(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,593 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 New Brunswick
27 June 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32370(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CONS
 4/4 2,023 47.08% -204 Winner:
LIB
 2,227 51.83% Harry O. Downey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,306 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 New Brunswick
20 November 1939
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32387(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
CONS
 3/4 2,069 49.82% -8 Winner:
LIB
 2,077 50.01% Harry O. Downey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,021 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 New Brunswick
28 August 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32407(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
PC
 3/6 1,699 42.36% -93 Winner:
LIB
 1,792 44.68% Harry O. Downey

Online biographical reference

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Lewis Smith (politician)		 09 Sep 2023

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