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♂ William Elder
aliasWilliam Elder
Record
18392 · 10945

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
New Brunswick 4 0 4
Total 4 1 5
Birth 22 July 1822 → 201 years + 9 months ago
Lived 61 years
First mandate 6 March 1875 → 149 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 52 years + 7 months
Death 23 July 1883 → 140 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 8 3 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Isaac Burpee  m 
⊖ David McLellan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Quinton  m 
⊖ James Rourke  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Chesley  m 
⊖ Acalus L. Palmer  m 
⊖ Robert J. Ritchie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward Willis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,710 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18482(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:34 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 3/4 1,771 45.94% -433 Winner:
LIB
 2,204 57.17% Acalus L. Palmer
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,457 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
6 March 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32016(F) — 30 Sep 2023 08:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 1,860 53.80% +263 Loser:
IND
 1,597 46.20% James A. Clarke

Service: 3 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,989 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
12 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32033(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 2/8 2,029 62.49% +324 Loser:
IND
 1,705 52.51% James I. Fellows

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,319 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
22 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32054(F) — 10 Feb 2022 20:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 2/8 2,214 57.81% +498 Loser:
CONS
 1,716 44.80% James Rourke
After his election:
4 Mar 1883 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
16 March 1883
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32063(F) — 13 Oct 2022 22:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
23 Jul 1883 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,661 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
23 August 1883
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32067(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:01 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
CONS
 2,399 62.62% Alfred A. Stockton

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William Elder (Canadian politician)		 03 Aug 2023

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