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♂ A. Russell Colpitts
aliasA. Russell Colpitts
Record
12004 · 10661

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 3 3 6
Birth 7 September 1906 → 117 years + 7 months ago
Lived 69 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 November 1939 → 84 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 2 months
Death 11 February 1976 → 48 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 4 months after 21 September 1952
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 12 9 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Harry O. Downey  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Lewis Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Everett E. Newcomb  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Claude D. Taylor  m  (4 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/4 2,121 51.07% +52 Loser:
CONS
 2,069 49.82% Lewis Smith

Service: 4 years 9 months 7 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/6 1,817 45.30% +118 Loser:
PC
 1,699 42.36% Lewis Smith

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,013 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 New Brunswick
28 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32427(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 2,548 56.53% +1,168 Loser:
PC
 1,380 30.62% Claude D. Taylor

Service: 4 years 2 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,041 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32445(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 4/4 2,191 43.64% -609 Winner:
PC
 2,800 55.77% Claude D. Taylor
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,415 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
43		 New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32462(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 3/6 1,859 35.70% -1,132 Winner:
PC
 2,991 57.43% Everett E. Newcomb
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,035 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
45		 New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32499(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 3/5 2,145 38.87% -1,233 Winner:
PC
 3,378 61.22% Everett E. Newcomb

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A. Russell Colpitts		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 19:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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