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♂ John O'Brien
aliasJohn O'Brien
Record
46676 · 10846

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 3 7
Birth 20 February 1847 → 177 years + 2 months ago
Lived 70 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 January 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 11 months
Death 20 October 1917 → 106 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 7 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 13 1 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Théotime Blanchard  m 
⊖ Charles E. Fish  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William S. Loggie  m 
⊖ Donald Morrison  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Samuel H. Napier  m 
⊖ William Taylor  m 
 		 ⊖ John P. Burchill  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ D.A. Ernest Hutchison  m 
⊖ John Meahan  m 
⊖ John V. Morrissy  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ James Robinson  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Lemuel J. Tweedie  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,584 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
27 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31972(F) — 17 Jun 2023 09:25 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
23
CONS
 6/7 146 11.30% -411 Winner:
CONS
 557 43.11% Théotime Blanchard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,052 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
13 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32095(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
CONS
 2/2 1,008 49.12% -36 Winner:
LIB
 1,044 50.88% John V. Morrissy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,680 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32106(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
CONS
 4/8 1,883 55.06% +218 Loser:
LIB
 1,665 48.68% John V. Morrissy

Service: 2 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,520 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32127(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 4/5 2,020 76.81% +137 Loser:
LIB
 1,883 71.60% John V. Morrissy

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,834 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32148(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 4/6 2,132 72.05% +542 Loser:
LIB
 1,590 53.73% John V. Morrissy

Service: 3 years 4 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,856 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32172(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 2/5 2,127 86.32% +539 Loser:
CONS
 1,588 64.45% Donald Morrison

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,464 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32199(F) — 11 Feb 2022 08:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CONS
 7/8 1,915 46.53% -177 Winner:
CONS
 2,092 50.83% Donald Morrison

Online biographical reference

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EN Wikipedia
John O'Brien (Canadian politician)		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 09:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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