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♂ Richard J. Gill
aliasRichard J. Gill
Record
23006 · 11012

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 7 0 7
Birth 29 March 1886 → 138 years ago
Lived 72 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 June 1930 → 93 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 7 March 1959 → 65 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
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 28 8 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
13 documented challengers
⊖ William S. Anderson  m  (6 runoffs)
⊖ William J. Gallant  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Akerley Holmes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph R. Martin  m 
⊖ J. Leonard O'Brien  m 
⊖ Hidulphe A. Savoie  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick M. Tweedie  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Frances L. Fish  f 
⊖ Sydney D. Heckbert  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis T. Lavoie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Herman S. Murray  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Perley C. (P.C.) Price  m 
⊖ Michel A. Savoie  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,084 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32358(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/8 5,767 54.81% +758 Loser:
CONS
 5,009 47.61% J. Leonard O'Brien

Service: 5 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 52,410 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38		 New Brunswick
27 June 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32378(F) — 7 Sep 2023 07:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 2/8 8,478 64.70% +3,742 Loser:
CONS
 4,736 36.14% W.W. Bamford

Service: 4 years 4 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 48,711 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
39		 New Brunswick
20 November 1939
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32395(F) — 12 Feb 2022 13:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/8 7,599 62.40% +2,763 Loser:
CONS
 4,836 39.71% Frank Holland

Service: 4 years 9 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
40		 New Brunswick
28 August 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32415(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/8 8,286 61.96% +3,025 Loser:
PC
 5,261 39.34% Frank Holland

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 52,449 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
41		 New Brunswick
28 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32435(F) — 22 Oct 2023 10:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/9 9,506 72.50% +5,910 Loser:
IND
 3,596 27.43% John L. Betts

Service: 4 years 2 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 64,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32453(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 3/8 9,543 59.36% +2,912 Loser:
PC
 6,631 41.25% John L. Betts

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 68,130 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
43		 New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32470(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 2/8 8,625 50.64% +112 Loser:
LIB
 8,513 49.98% Herman S. Murray
After his election:
7 Mar 1959 72
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 8 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 70,937 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32487(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:41 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 10,716 60.43% Clarence S. Menzies

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Richard J. Gill		 08 Aug 2023

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