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♂ Robert J. Ritchie
aliasRobert J. Ritchie
Record
52792 · 11093

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 0 4
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 12 June 1878 → 145 years + 10 months ago
Death Unknown
 
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 11 6 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Chesley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David McLellan  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Rourke  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Edward Willis  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Elder  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Quinton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alfred A. Stockton  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
LIB
 4/8 1,864 57.41% +159 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
?
LIB
 3/8 2,186 57.08% +470 Loser:
CONS
 1,716 44.80% James Rourke
After his election:
4 Mar 1883
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
?
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,545 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32086(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
LIB
 2/9 2,590 53.01% +502 Loser:
CONS
 2,088 42.73% James Rourke

Service: 3 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,668 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32110(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
?		 Successor:
CONS
 4,859 54.49% William Shaw

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Robert J. Ritchie (politician)		 20 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Sep 2023 20:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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