Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Bruce A. Smith
aliasBruce A. Smith
Record
57438 · 2660

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Birth c. 1937 → 87 years ago
Lived ± 69 years
First mandate 13 October 1987 → 36 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 50 years
Death 27 November 2006 → 17 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 5 months after 6 June 1999
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 11 7 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
P. Steven Porter  m 
 
Arthur L. Slipp  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,386 Votes: 5,432 Participation: 85.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51
New Brunswick
13 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1695(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±50
LIB
1/3 3,059 56.71% +1,027 Loser:
PC
2,032 37.67% P. Steven Porter

Service:
3 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,720 Votes: 5,670 Participation: 84.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
52
New Brunswick
23 September 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 1685(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LIB
1/4 2,462 43.64% +426 Loser:
COR
2,036 36.09% Jerry Covey

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,751 Votes: 7,609 Participation: 78.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
53
New Brunswick
11 September 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 646(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
LIB
1/4 3,306 43.61% +248 Loser:
PC
3,058 40.34% Fred D. Hanson

Service:
3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,959 Votes: 7,604 Participation: 76.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54
New Brunswick
7 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 591(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±62
Successor:
PC
5,354 70.59% David N. Alward

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Bruce A. Smith
06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bruce Atherton Smith
06 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 19:36 (but data presented dynamically)