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♂ Ernest A. Smith
aliasErnest A. Smith
Record
57508 · 10942

Protestant   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 20 June 1864 → 159 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 11 months
First mandate 30 May 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 11 months
Death 1 June 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 7 months after 8 October 1920
Special notes
None
 

Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Albert J. Smith (1822–1883) Uncle  
⊖ Edward J. Smith (c. 1819–1903) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 4 3 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Frank B. Black  m 
⊖ Clément M. Léger  m 
⊖ Patrick G. Mahoney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis J. Sweeney  m 
 		 ⊖ Antoine J. Léger  m 
⊖ Fred Magee  m 
⊖ Otto B. Price  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,311 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
30 May 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32270(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 3,190 50.55% +69 Loser:
CONS
 3,121 49.45% Patrick G. Mahoney

Service: 8 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,894 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32287(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/8 3,585 55.38% +604 Loser:
CONS
 2,981 46.05% Albert E. Trites
After his election:
5 Apr 1917 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
23 April 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32292(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,664 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32309(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 4,645 50.68% J.T. Reid McManus
Eligible: 31,221 Votes: 19,586 Participation: 62.73% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 New Brunswick
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21843(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:30 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 7,780 39.72% -4,026 Winner:
LC
 11,806 60.28% Otto B. Price

Online biographical reference

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Ernest A. Smith		 16 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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