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♂ Francis J. McKenna
aliasFrancis J. McKenna
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 4 0 4
Birth 19 January 1948
Age 76 years + 3 months
First mandate 12 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 6 months ago (13 October 1997)
Special notes
None
 
Francis J. McKenna (1948– )
© Photo 2005 Shane Wallenda — Public domain
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 14 11 28 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 50–53
LIB
 1 Party leader 37–49 04 May 1985 — 13 Oct 1997 12 5 9
2. NB 50
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 37–39 04 May 1985 — 12 Oct 1987 2 5 8
3. NB 51–53
LIB
 1 Premier 39–49 13 Oct 1987 — 13 Oct 1997 10 0 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,981 Votes: 5,828 Participation: 83.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50		 New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1757(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 2,618 45.23% +81 Loser:
PC
 2,537 43.83% John J. Barry

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,328 Votes: 5,973 Participation: 81.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 New Brunswick
13 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1699(F) — 14 Sep 2021 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 4,653 78.27% +3,609 Loser:
PC
 1,044 17.56% Leon Bremner

Service: 3 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,227 Votes: 5,727 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52		 New Brunswick
23 September 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1634(F) — 14 Sep 2021 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 1/4 3,147 55.30% +1,584 Loser:
COR
 1,563 27.46% James (Jim) West

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,936 Votes: 8,003 Participation: 80.55% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
53		 New Brunswick
11 September 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 621(F) — 12 Feb 2022 16:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 5,089 64.32% +2,975 Loser:
PC
 2,114 26.72% Scott Hickey
After his election:
13 Oct 1997 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 1 month 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,741 Votes: 7,097 Participation: 72.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 New Brunswick
17 November 1997
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10944(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 3,387 48.28% James A. Doyle

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Frank McKenna		 19 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Frank McKenna		 19 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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