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♂ Francis J. Sweeney
aliasFrancis J. Sweeney
Record
59811 · 10963

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 0 4
Birth 21 April 1862 → 162 years ago
Lived 58 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 February 1903 → 121 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years + 10 months
Death 2 March 1921 → 103 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 4 months + 22 days after 8 October 1920
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 12 10 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Frank B. Black  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William F. Humphrey  m 
⊖ Clément M. Léger  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Patrick G. Mahoney  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Clifford W. Robinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick W. Sumner  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur B. Copp  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Antoine J. Léger  m 
⊖ Fred Magee  m 
⊖ Olivier-Maximin Melanson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ernest A. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,448 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32206(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 3/8 4,026 54.69% +425 Loser:
IND
 3,601 48.91% William F. Humphrey
After his election:
15 Dec 1904 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 9 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
30 December 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32212(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,860 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32232(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 3/8 4,352 52.98% +427 Loser:
CONS
 3,925 47.78% Frederick W. Sumner

Service: 4 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,962 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32261(F) — 16 Jun 2023 07:51 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 3,436 52.93% Olivier-Maximin Melanson
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 3/8 3,491 53.92% +510 Loser:
CONS
 2,981 46.05% Albert E. Trites

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 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
58		 Successor:
LIB
 4,645 50.68% J.T. Reid McManus

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Francis J. Sweeney		 16 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Sep 2023 09:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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