Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Fred A. McCain
aliasFred A. McCain
Record
40499 · 333

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 5 0 5
New Brunswick 5 0 5
Total 10 0 10
Birth 11 November 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
Lived 79 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 September 1952 → 71 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
Death 12 October 1997 → 26 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 months after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Fred A. McCain (1917–1997)
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 16 0 17
New Brunswick 18 0 28 Z
TOTAL 34 1 15

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
6 documented challengers
Hugh J. Flemming  m  (3 runoffs)
Richard B. Hatfield  m  (2 runoffs)
Arthur L. Slipp  m 
 
John (Jock) Fraser  m 
Harrison C. Monteith  m  (2 runoffs)
A. Edison Stairs  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42
New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32446(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:05 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
2/6 6,674 60.28% +2,207 Loser:
LIB
4,467 40.35% John (Jock) Fraser

Service:
3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,378 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
43
New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32463(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
2/9 6,795 62.96% +3,385 Loser:
LIB
3,410 31.59% Hugh M. Tait

Service:
4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,438 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44
New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32480(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:36 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
3/6 6,235 57.66% +1,651 Loser:
LIB
4,584 42.39% Gerald S. Clark

Service:
2 years 9 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,554 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
45
New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32500(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
2/6 6,418 65.15% +2,977 Loser:
LIB
3,441 34.93% Robert Culberson

Service:
4 years 5 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,436 Votes: 25,642 Participation: 84.54% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
46
New Brunswick
13 October 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32521(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
2/5 5,581 65.30% +1,022 Loser:
LIB
4,559 53.34% Robert McCain

Service:
3 years 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,454 Votes: 26,680 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
47
New Brunswick
26 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52
Successor:
PC
5,881 66.43% A. Edison Stairs
Eligible: 36,628 Votes: 23,977 Participation: 65.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29
New Brunswick
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
1/3 14,431 60.19% +6,716 Loser:
LIB
7,715 32.18% Donald Hinton

Service:
1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,628 Votes: 24,383 Participation: 66.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30
New Brunswick
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10447(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
1/3 12,315 50.51% +2,634 Loser:
LIB
9,681 39.70% Don Beattie

Service:
4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,514 Votes: 29,882 Participation: 65.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31
New Brunswick
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
1/3 16,603 55.56% +7,295 Loser:
LIB
9,308 31.15% T. Ann Brennan

Service:
8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,514 Votes: 30,875 Participation: 67.84% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32
New Brunswick
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4100(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
1/4 14,565 47.38% +3,474 Loser:
LIB
11,091 36.08% Joseph E. Palmer

Service:
4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,691 Votes: 32,519 Participation: 69.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33
New Brunswick
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
1/3 19,984 61.79% +12,232 Loser:
LIB
7,752 23.97% Gerard E. Daly

Service:
4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34
New Brunswick
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3521(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71
Successor:
PC
16,026 47.25% Gregory F. Thompson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Fred Alward McCain, M.P.
06 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Fred Alward McCain, député
06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fred McCain
06 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fred McCain
06 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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