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♂ W. Benton Evans
aliasW. Benton Evans
Record
18967 · 10678

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 3 2 5
Birth 18 January 1882 → 142 years + 3 months ago
Lived 85 years + 6 months
First mandate 10 August 1925 → 98 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 6 months
Death 21 July 1967 → 56 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 10 months after 27 August 1944
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 14 7 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Hedley F.G. Bridges  m 
⊖ Judson E. Hetherington  m 
⊖ George H. King  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Arthur Moore  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edward S. Darrah  m 
⊖ Willard M. Jenkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frederic A. McGrand  m 
⊖ Hardie C. Parker  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,086 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32329(F) — 13 Mar 2022 15:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 2/4 2,734 54.21% +422 Loser:
LIB
 2,312 45.85% Judson E. Hetherington

Service: 4 years 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,927 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32359(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 2/4 2,889 58.20% +811 Loser:
LIB
 2,078 41.86% Hedley F.G. Bridges

Service: 5 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,693 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 New Brunswick
27 June 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32379(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 4/4 2,844 48.64% -113 Winner:
LIB
 2,957 50.57% Willard M. Jenkins
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,440 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 New Brunswick
20 November 1939
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32396(F) — 13 Mar 2022 15:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
CONS
 2/4 2,897 50.65% +78 Loser:
LIB
 2,819 49.28% George H. King

Service: 4 years 9 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,619 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 New Brunswick
28 August 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32416(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
PC
 3/6 2,598 44.72% -250 Winner:
LIB
 2,848 49.02% Hardie C. Parker

Online biographical reference

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W. Benton Evans		 04 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Aug 2023 17:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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