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♂ John McAdam
aliasJohn McAdam
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
New Brunswick 4 1 5
Total 5 3 8
Birth 28 March 1807 → 217 years + 1 month ago
Lived 85 years + 11 months
First mandate 12 June 1866 → 157 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 2 months
Death 15 March 1893 → 131 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 10 months after 25 April 1886
Special notes
None
 

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 1 6 2
New Brunswick 9 9 24 Z
TOTAL 11 3 26

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
13 documented challengers
⊖ James W. Chandler  m 
⊖ Joseph Donald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur H. Gillmor  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ George F. Hibbard  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James McKay  m 
⊖ James Russell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Benjamin R. Stevenson  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Cottrell  m 
⊖ William Douglas  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis Hibbard  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James E. Lynott  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James Mitchell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James G. Stevens  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,862 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
12 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35641(F) — 14 Jun 2023 20:57 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
CONF
 1/6 1,595 81.13% +719 Loser:
CONS
 876 44.56% Arthur H. Gillmor
After his election:
1 Jul 1867 60
CONF
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
15 July 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35655(F) — 13 Oct 2022 22:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CONF
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 10 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,700 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
5 July 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31971(F) — 5 Aug 2023 21:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CONS
 4/8 1,067 49.06% +174 Loser:
IND
 893 41.06% J.S. Robinson
After his election:
1 Jul 1872 65
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,880 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18481(F) — 24 Sep 2023 19:44 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
LC
 1/2 1,551 53.85% +222 Loser:
LIB
 1,329 46.15% Arthur H. Gillmor
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 66
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,586 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
20 September 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32012(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 1,429 55.26% John C. Brown
Eligible: 4,159 Votes: 2,740 Participation: 65.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18713(F) — 28 Nov 2021 09:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LC
 2/2 1,222 44.60% -296 Winner:
LIB
 1,518 55.40% Arthur H. Gillmor
Eligible: 4,217 Votes: 2,881 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18999(F) — 28 Nov 2021 12:17 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
71
LC
 2/2 1,284 45.76% -238 Winner:
LIB
 1,522 54.24% Arthur H. Gillmor
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 14
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32045(F) — 5 Aug 2023 22:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
75
CONS
 1/14 1,273 57.89% +494 Loser:
CONS
 779 35.43% William Douglas

Service: 3 years 10 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,394 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32077(F) — 5 Aug 2023 22:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
79
CONS
 7/7 713 33.97% -492 Winner:
IND
 1,205 57.41% George F. Hibbard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John McAdam, M.P.		 24 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John McAdam, député		 24 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John McAdam (politician)		 24 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John McAdam (homme politique)		 24 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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