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♂ James E. Porter
aliasJames E. Porter
Record
50297 · 10774

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 3 5 8
Birth 6 November 1846 → 177 years + 5 months ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 23 August 1890 → 133 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 9 months
Death 12 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 6 months after 27 February 1903
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 9 5 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ George T. Baird  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ James Burgess  m 
⊖ Thomas Lawson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John F. Tweeddale  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Adam J. Beveridge  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Titus J. Carter  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard W.L. Tibbits  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
35
LIB
 3/3 164 18.10% -291 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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 2/2 441 43.92% -122 Winner:
CONS
 563 56.08% George T. Baird
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 470 47.47% -50 Winner:
CONS
 520 52.53% George T. Baird
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 485 46.59% -71 Winner:
CONS
 556 53.41% George T. Baird
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 667 50.08% +2 Loser:
CONS
 665 49.92% George T. Baird

Service: 2 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
CONS
 578 48.61% George T. Baird
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 613 58.21% +97 Loser:
CONS
 516 49.00% Joseph McCloskey

Service: 3 years 4 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,550 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32178(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 576 45.18% +72 Loser:
LIB
 504 39.53% John F. Tweeddale

Service: 4 years 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,851 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32205(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 4/6 487 34.15% -106 Winner:
IND
 593 41.58% James Burgess

Online biographical reference

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James Porter (New Brunswick politician)		 12 Sep 2023

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