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♂ George Saunders Rideout
aliasGeorge Saunders Rideout
Record
52600 · 464

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 2 January 1945
Age 79 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 26 years + 10 months ago (1 June 1997)
Special notes
None
 
George Saunders Rideout (1945– )
© Photo 1994 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Margaret I. Rideout (1923–2010) Mother  
⊖ Sherwood H. Rideout (1917–1964) Father  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Moncton, New Brunswick (1983–1988)
Mun./Co. Council Moncton, New Brunswick (1973–1983)
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 8 6 8

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Dennis H. Cochrane  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 50,781 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 New Brunswick
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3526(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/6 23,823 46.91% +6,556 Loser:
PC
 17,267 34.00% Dennis H. Cochrane

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,184 Votes: 51,284 Participation: 68.21% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 New Brunswick
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3227(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/6 33,654 66.30% +26,403 Loser:
PC
 7,251 14.29% Bernadette LeBlanc

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,158 Votes: 47,284 Participation: 70.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 New Brunswick
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2925(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 20,860 44.57% Claudette Bradshaw

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. George Saunders Rideout, M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur George Saunders Rideout, député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Rideout		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 22:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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