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♂ Albert J. Smith
aliasAlbert J. Smith
Record
57400 · 4859

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 12 March 1822 → 202 years + 1 month ago
Lived 61 years + 3 months
First mandate 5 June 1866 → 157 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 30 June 1883 → 140 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 11 days after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
Albert J. Smith (1822–1883) 200x323
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Edward J. Smith (c. 1819–1903) Brother  
⊖ Ernest A. Smith (1864–1952) Nephew  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 9 17
New Brunswick 1 0 25 Z
TOTAL 15 10 13

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2–3
LIB
 1 Minister 51–56 07 Nov 1873 — 08 Oct 1878 4 11 1
2. CA 3
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 52 01 Jun 1874 — 07 Jul 1874 0 1 6
 1. Marine and Fisheries
 2. Justice and Attorney General [Int]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Bliss Botsford  m 
⊖ Amand Landry  m 
⊖ Acalus L. Palmer  m 
⊖ Josiah Wood  m 
 		 ⊖ William J. Gilbert  m 
⊖ Angus McQueen  m 
⊖ James Steadman  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,641 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
5 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35652(F) — 14 Jun 2023 22:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/8 1,904 60.25% +485 Loser:
CONS
 1,419 44.91% Acalus L. Palmer
After his election:
1 Jul 1867 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,842 Votes: 2,661 Participation: 69.26% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17593(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 2,207 82.94% +1,753 Loser:
IND
 454 17.06% J.J.D. Landry

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
14 October 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35665(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Joseph L. Moore
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: 18492(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 51
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
6 Nov 1873 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 3 months 17 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
28 November 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 18691(F) — 11 Oct 2022 15:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 month 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18724(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,548 Votes: 4,628 Participation: 83.42% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19010(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 2,572 57.16% +644 Loser:
IND
 1,928 42.84% R.A. Chapman

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,808 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19206(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 2,188 45.51% -432 Winner:
CONS
 2,620 54.49% Josiah Wood

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Albert James Smith, P.C., M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Albert James Smith, C.P., député		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Albert James Smith		 18 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Albert James Smith		 18 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Nov 2023 09:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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