Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Charles W. Weldon
aliasCharles W. Weldon
Record
64546 · 5363

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 27 February 1830 → 194 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 6 months
Death 12 January 1896 → 128 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 10 months after 4 March 1891
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 12 5 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
7 documented challengers
Isaac Burpee  m  (2 runoffs)
J. Douglas Hazen  m 
Ezekiel McLeod  m 
Charles N. Skinner  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Charles A. Everett  m  (2 runoffs)
George E. King  m 
Acalus L. Palmer  m 
 
Eligible: 5,979 Votes: 9,388 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4
New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19000(F) — 21 Jan 2022 13:07 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
2/4 2,449 52.17% +269 Loser:
CONS
2,180 46.44% George E. King

Service:
3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,473 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5
New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19196(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:47 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
2/4 2,225 52.51% +300 Loser:
CONS
1,925 45.43% Charles A. Everett

Service:
4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,667 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6
New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19400(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:42 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
2/4 4,063 51.86% +223 Loser:
CONS
3,840 49.02% Charles A. Everett

Service:
4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,607 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7
New Brunswick
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19748(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:59 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
3/4 3,832 46.15% -616 Winner:
LIB
4,448 53.56% Charles N. Skinner

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Wesley Weldon
20 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Wesley Weldon
20 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Wesley Weldon
20 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Wesley Weldon
20 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Sep 2023 20:32 (but data presented dynamically)