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♂ Charles Burpee
aliasCharles Burpee
Record
8387 · 4858

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 18 June 1817 → 206 years + 10 months ago
Lived 92 years + 5 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 1 month
Death 29 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 9 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
Charles Burpee (1817–1909) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
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 19 6 11

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William D. Perley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert D. Wilmot  m 
 		 ⊖ William E. Perley  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,297 Votes: 1,089 Participation: 83.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17586(F) — 17 Nov 2023 19:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 664 60.97% +239 Loser:
CONS
 425 39.03% William E. Perley

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18490(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 56
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,402 Votes: 1,051 Participation: 74.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18722(F) — 17 Nov 2023 19:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 556 52.90% +61 Loser:
CONS
 495 47.10% William E. Perley

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,382 Votes: 1,079 Participation: 78.08% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19008(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 558 51.91% +41 Loser:
CONS
 517 48.09% William D. Perley

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,155 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19204(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 618 53.51% +81 Loser:
CONS
 537 46.49% William D. Perley

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,143 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19408(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
LIB
 2/2 555 48.56% -33 Winner:
CONS
 588 51.44% Robert D. Wilmot

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Burpee, M.P., Senator		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Burpee, député, sénateur		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Burpee		 17 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Burpee		 17 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 19:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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