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♂ David W. Mersereau
aliasDavid W. Mersereau
Record
43077 · 10697

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 3 2 5
Birth 16 February 1868 → 156 years + 2 months ago
Lived 90 years + 9 months
First mandate 24 February 1917 → 107 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 49 years
Death 3 December 1958 → 65 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 3 months after 9 August 1925
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 8 4 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Ewart C. Atkinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George A. Perley  m 
⊖ Alton D. Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Parker Glasier  m 
⊖ Robert B. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,572 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32285(F) — 9 Aug 2023 11:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 689 53.58% +89 Loser:
CONS
 600 46.66% Parker Glasier

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,166 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32307(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,416 67.98% +737 Loser:
CONS
 679 32.60% James Harding
After his election:
25 Nov 1920 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
27 December 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32312(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32333(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 4/4 1,395 45.48% -242 Winner:
CONS
 1,637 53.37% Ewart C. Atkinson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32363(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
LIB
 3/4 1,358 28.55% -2,037 Winner:
CONS
 3,395 71.37% Alton D. Taylor

Online biographical reference

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David W. Mersereau		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 14:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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