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♂ Claude DeVere Taylor
aliasClaude Taylor
Record
60276 · 10662

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 5 1 6
Birth 23 July 1911 → 112 years + 9 months ago
Lived 58 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 September 1952 → 71 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
Death 1 February 1970 → 54 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 17 4 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ A. Russell Colpitts  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Everett E. Newcomb  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Harry O. Downey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Brenda M. Robertson  f 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
PC
 3/6 1,380 30.62% -1,124 Winner:
LIB
 2,504 55.56% Harry O. Downey
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 2/4 2,800 55.77% +585 Loser:
LIB
 2,215 44.11% Donald A. Bishop

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/6 3,022 58.03% +1,163 Loser:
LIB
 1,859 35.70% A. Russell Colpitts

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,034 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32479(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/4 3,044 55.17% +555 Loser:
LIB
 2,489 45.12% Harry O. Downey

Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Oppo.)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/5 3,398 61.58% +1,253 Loser:
LIB
 2,145 38.87% A. Russell Colpitts

Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,560 Votes: 12,293 Participation: 82.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
46		 New Brunswick
13 October 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32520(F) — 12 Feb 2022 15:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/4 3,669 59.69% +1,137 Loser:
LIB
 2,532 41.19% Stephen S. Steeves
After his election:
1 Feb 1970 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 3 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,430 Votes: 13,860 Participation: 85.96% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
47		 New Brunswick
26 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32546(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
PC
 4,799 69.68% Malcolm N. MacLeod

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Claude DeVere Taylor		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Claude D. Taylor		 14 Apr 2024

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