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♂ Sir Frederick William Borden
aliasFrederick Borden
Record
5883 · 5213

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 10 2 12
Birth 14 May 1847 → 176 years + 11 months ago
Lived 69 years + 7 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 8 months
Death 6 January 1917 → 107 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 3 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
Sir Frederick William Borden (1847–1917)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert L. Borden (1854–1937) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 32 8 11

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 8–11
LIB
 1 Minister 49–64 13 Jul 1896 — 06 Oct 1911 15 2 23
 1. Militia and Defence

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 12  
5 documented challengers
⊖ William C. Bill  m 
⊖ Arthur D. Foster  m 
⊖ Douglas B. Woodworth  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Leverett de Veber Chipman  m 
⊖ Barclay Webster  m 
 
Eligible: 3,530 Votes: 1,988 Participation: 56.32% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18736(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
26
LIB
 1/2 1,043 52.46% +98 Loser:
LIB
 945 47.54% Leverett de Veber Chipman

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,390 Votes: 3,077 Participation: 57.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19022(F) — 28 Nov 2021 12:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 1,639 54.40% +265 Loser:
LC
 1,374 45.60% Douglas B. Woodworth

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,064 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19218(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:05 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 1,357 44.29% -350 Winner:
LC
 1,707 55.71% Douglas B. Woodworth
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,492 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19422(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:17 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,970 56.41% +448 Loser:
LC
 1,522 43.59% Douglas B. Woodworth

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,469 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19770(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,815 52.32% +161 Loser:
CONS
 1,654 47.68% C.R. Bill
After his election:
28 Nov 1891 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
13 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19962(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,033 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20058(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 2,252 55.84% +471 Loser:
CONS
 1,781 44.16% William C. Bill
After his election:
11 Jul 1896 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
30 July 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20230(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,123 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20314(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,233 54.16% +343 Loser:
CONS
 1,890 45.84% Barclay Webster

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,442 Votes: 4,021 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20563(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 2,594 64.51% +1,167 Loser:
CONS
 1,427 35.49% J.W. Ryan

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,659 Votes: 4,507 Participation: 79.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20824(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,482 55.49% +491 Loser:
CONS
 1,991 44.51% Nathan W. Eaton

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21062(F) — 23 Jan 2022 16:17 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/2 2,323 48.43% -151 Winner:
CONS
 2,474 51.57% Arthur D. Foster

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Borden, Sir Frederick William		 16 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Borden, sir Frederick William		 16 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Frederick William Borden, P.C., K.C.M.G., M.P.		 16 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Frederick William Borden, C.P., K.C.M.G., député		 16 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frederick William Borden		 16 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Frederick William Borden		 16 Apr 2024

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