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♂ John Williston Bird
aliasBud Bird
Record
4936 · 462

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth 22 March 1932
Age 92 years + 1 month
First mandate 23 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
John Williston (Bud) Bird (1932– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Fredericton, New Brunswick (1969–1974)
Mun./Co. Council Fredericton, New Brunswick (1967–1969)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2
New Brunswick 3 11 18 Z
TOTAL 8 10 20

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Gregory J. Hargrove  m 
⊕ Bradley S. Woodside  m 
 		 ⊖ R. Andrew K. Scott  m 
 
Eligible: 15,069 Votes: 10,566 Participation: 70.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
23 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8442(F) — 12 Feb 2022 16:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/4 5,525 52.56% +1,273 Loser:
LIB
 4,252 40.45% Stephen Patterson

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,518 Votes: 11,747 Participation: 75.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
50		 New Brunswick
12 October 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1761(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
PC
 5,507 47.15% David R. Clark
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,679 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 New Brunswick
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3522(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
PC
 1/6 20,494 42.98% +1,555 Loser:
LIB
 18,939 39.72% Bradley S. Woodside

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,427 Votes: 47,014 Participation: 63.17% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 New Brunswick
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3223(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
PC
 2/7 13,619 29.16% -8,152 Winner:
LIB
 21,771 46.62% R. Andrew K. Scott

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Williston (Bud) Bird, O.C., M.P.		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Williston (Bud) Bird, O.C., député		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bud Bird		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bud Bird		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 02:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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