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♂ John W. Scovil
aliasJohn W. Scovil
Record
55781 · 10749

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 11 January 1869 → 155 years + 3 months ago
Lived 84 years + 4 months
First mandate 9 October 1920 → 103 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 8 months
Death 20 May 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 9 months after 9 August 1925
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 4 9 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ George H.I. Cockburn  m 
⊖ Arthur D. Ganong  m 
⊖ Scott D. Guptill  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John M. Flewelling  m 
⊖ Harry M. Groom  m 
⊖ Henry I. Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32296(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 4/8 3,534 50.12% +2 Loser:
CONS
 3,532 50.09% Chauncey R. Pollard

Service: 4 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,072 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32322(F) — 12 Feb 2022 09:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
CONS
 3,825 51.99% Scott D. Guptill
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,880 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32352(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
LIB
 6/8 4,393 47.65% -385 Winner:
CONS
 4,778 51.82% Harry M. Groom
Eligible: 12,627 Votes: 9,687 Participation: 76.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 New Brunswick
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22362(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 4,092 42.24% -1,503 Winner:
LC
 5,595 57.76% Arthur D. Ganong

Online biographical reference

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John W. Scovil		 24 Sep 2023

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