Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

George Franklin Burden
aliasGeorge Burden
Record
8219 · 11056

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 25%
 
New Brunswick 1 3 4
Birth 10 February 1853 → 171 years + 2 months ago
Lived 94 years + 4 months
First mandate 28 February 1903 → 121 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 50 years
Death 5 July 1947 → 76 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 4 months after 2 March 1908
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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 5 0 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
8 documented challengers
George W. Allen  m 
Harry F. McLeod  m  (3 runoffs)
James K. Pinder  m  (3 runoffs)
W. Turney Whitehead  m 
 
John A. Campbell  m 
Oscar E. Morehouse  m  (2 runoffs)
Thomas Robison  m  (2 runoffs)
John A. Young  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,668 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
31
New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32207(F) — 9 Sep 2023 09:50 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
50
IND
4/8 2,759 59.12% +834 Loser:
CONS
1,925 41.25% Harry F. McLeod

Service:
5 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,431 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
32
New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32233(F) — 9 Sep 2023 09:47 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
IND
7/8 2,297 39.21% -1,219 Winner:
CONS
3,516 60.02% James K. Pinder
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,305 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32
New Brunswick
30 March 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32243(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:34 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
58
IND
2/2 2,544 40.35% -1,217 Winner:
CONS
3,761 59.65% Oscar E. Morehouse
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,861 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
33
New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32262(F) — 14 Jun 2023 21:34 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
IND
6/8 1,688 29.54% -2,340 Winner:
CONS
4,028 70.48% John A. Young

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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George Franklin Burden
29 Jul 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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