Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Gregory F. Thompson
aliasGregory F. Thompson
Record
61028 · 461

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 78%
 
Canada 6 1 7
New Brunswick 1 1 2
Total 7 2 9
Birth 28 March 1947 → 77 years ago
Lived 72 years + 5 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 7 months
Death 10 September 2019 → 4 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Gregory F. Thompson (1947–2019)
© Photo Sherurcij — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 9 26
New Brunswick 0 11 16 Z
TOTAL 19 9 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39–40
CPC
1 Minister 58–62 06 Feb 2006 — 16 Jan 2010 3 11 10
 1. Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
John B. Ames  m 
Sheldon A. Lee  m 
 
Harold W. Culbert  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,795 Votes: 3,097 Participation: 81.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
50
New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1754(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
PC
2/3 1,384 45.05% -87 Winner:
LIB
1,471 47.88% Sheldon A. Lee
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
→ New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
1/4 16,026 47.25% +1,910 Loser:
LIB
14,116 41.61% Harold W. Culbert

Service:
4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,329 Votes: 32,676 Participation: 66.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35
New Brunswick
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3222(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
PC
2/5 13,159 40.61% -811 Winner:
LIB
13,970 43.11% Harold W. Culbert
Eligible: 44,441 Votes: 32,537 Participation: 73.21% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36
New Brunswick
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
PC
1/5 14,533 44.95% +6,224 Loser:
LIB
8,309 25.70% Harold W. Culbert

Service:
3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,627 Votes: 30,822 Participation: 67.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37
New Brunswick
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2623(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
1/4 14,489 47.25% +6,047 Loser:
LIB
8,442 27.53% Winston Gamblin
After his election:
12 Sep 2001 54
PC
DRC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 55
DRC
PC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Feb 2004 56
PC
CPC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,834 Votes: 31,011 Participation: 62.23% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38
New Brunswick
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1041(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
1/5 16,339 53.06% +6,637 Loser:
LIB
9,702 31.51% Jim Dunlap

Service:
1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,921 Votes: 33,342 Participation: 66.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39
New Brunswick
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 673(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
1/4 18,155 54.80% +9,278 Loser:
LIB
8,877 26.79% Stanley J. Smith

Service:
2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,273 Votes: 30,142 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40
New Brunswick
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5773(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CPC
1/4 17,474 58.32% +11,611 Loser:
LIB
5,863 19.57% Nancy MacIntosh

Service:
2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,578 Votes: 32,083 Participation: 64.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41
New Brunswick
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6313(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64
Successor:
CPC
18,066 56.64% John S.L. Williamson
Eligible: 12,176 Votes: 8,301 Participation: 68.18% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
59
New Brunswick
24 September 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  3 Nov 2018
ID: 13200(F) — 3 Jul 2023 15:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
71
PC
1/5 3,249 39.21% +813 Loser:
LIB
2,436 29.40% John B. Ames
After his election:
3 Nov 2018 71
LIB
PC
Change of government (became part of government)
10 Sep 2019 72
PC
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 11 months 17 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 11,985 Votes: 7,921 Participation: 66.09% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
60
New Brunswick
14 September 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 31423(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:37 ET
Deceased
Age
72
Successor:
PC
3,570 45.18% Kathy Bockus

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gregory Francis Thompson, P.C., M.P.
03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gregory Francis Thompson, C.P., député
03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Greg Thompson
03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gregory Francis Thompson
03 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 14:21 (but data presented dynamically)