Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

George T. Baird
aliasGeorge T. Baird
Record
2292 · 10773

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
New Brunswick 4 2 6
Birth 3 November 1847 → 176 years + 5 months ago
Lived 69 years + 5 months
First mandate 28 June 1884 → 139 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 21 April 1917 → 107 years ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 15 October 1895
Special notes
None
 

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 9 0 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
Thomas Lawson  m 
Richard W.L. Tibbits  m 
 
James E. Porter  m  (5 runoffs)
John F. Tweeddale  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 906 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25
New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32056(F) — 10 Feb 2022 20:32 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
2/3 287 31.68% -168 Winner:
CONS
455 50.22% Richard W.L. Tibbits
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,004 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25
New Brunswick
28 June 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32070(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
36
CONS
1/2 563 56.08% +122 Loser:
LIB
441 43.92% James E. Porter

Service:
1 year 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 990 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26
New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32088(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
CONS
1/2 520 52.53% +50 Loser:
LIB
470 47.47% James E. Porter

Service:
3 years 8 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,041 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27
New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32112(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:43 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
1/2 556 53.41% +71 Loser:
LIB
485 46.59% James E. Porter
After his election:
1 Aug 1890 42
CONS
Vac.
Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,332 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27
New Brunswick
23 August 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32116(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
CONS
2/2 665 49.92% -2 Winner:
LIB
667 50.08% James E. Porter
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,189 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32133(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:14 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
CONS
1/3 578 48.61% +216 Loser:
IND
362 30.45% Thomas Lawson

Service:
2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,105 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29
New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32154(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47
Successor:
LIB
550 52.23% Adam J. Beveridge

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Thomas Baird, Senator
12 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Thomas Baird, sénateur
12 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Thomas Baird
12 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Thomas Baird
12 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Sep 2023 20:43 (but data presented dynamically)