Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Antoine J. Léger
aliasAntoine J. Léger
Record
35454 · 10966

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 60%
 
New Brunswick 3 2 5
Birth 16 October 1880 → 143 years + 6 months ago
Lived 69 years + 5 months
First mandate 10 August 1925 → 98 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 9 months
Death 7 April 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 9 months after 26 June 1935
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 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
15 documented challengers
Frank B. Black  m 
Frederick L. Estabrooks  m 
Fred Magee  m  (2 runoffs)
Edward R. McDonald  m 
Siméon B. Melanson  m 
Medley G. Siddall  m  (3 runoffs)
Francis J. Sweeney  m 
Herbert M. Wood  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Frank H. Copp  m 
Clément M. Léger  m 
Patrick G. Mahoney  m 
J.T. Reid McManus  m  (2 runoffs)
Merville A. Oulton  m  (2 runoffs)
Ernest A. Smith  m 
Austin C. Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
CONS
8/8 2,868 44.30% -619 Winner:
LIB
3,487 53.86% Clément M. Léger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,030 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
36
New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32335(F) — 12 Feb 2022 10:03 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
44
CONS
4/8 6,486 50.84% +262 Loser:
LIB
6,224 48.79% Fred Magee
After his election:
10 Sep 1925 44
CONS
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
36
New Brunswick
26 September 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32345(F) — 14 Oct 2022 07:25 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
4 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,896 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37
New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32365(F) — 12 Feb 2022 10:32 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
4/8 6,841 49.85% +22 Loser:
LIB
6,819 49.69% William C. Rayworth

Service:
5 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 68,178 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38
New Brunswick
27 June 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32385(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CONS
8/8 6,327 37.12% -3,903 Winner:
LIB
10,230 60.02% Siméon B. Melanson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Antoine Joseph Léger
16 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Antoine Léger
16 Sep 2023


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