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♂ Hugh John Flemming
aliasHugh Flemming
Record
20082 · 56

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 91%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
New Brunswick 5 0 5
Total 10 1 11
Birth 5 January 1899 → 125 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 28 August 1944 → 79 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 16 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 11 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Hugh John Flemming (1899–1982)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Hugh J. (Ted) Flemming (1954–) Grandson  
⊖ Hugh J. Flemming (1925–2018) Son  
⊖ James K. Flemming (1868–1927) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 11 24
New Brunswick 16 0 30 Z
TOTAL 28 0 24

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 41
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 49–53 28 Jun 1948 — 21 Sep 1952 4 2 24
2. NB 41–44
PC
 1 Party leader 52–61 11 Jul 1951 — 01 Oct 1960 9 2 20
3. NB 42–43
PC
 1 Premier 53–61 22 Sep 1952 — 26 Jun 1960 7 9 4
4. NB 44
PC
 2 Opposition Leader 61 27 Jun 1960 — 01 Oct 1960 0 3 4
5. CA 24–25
PC
 1 Minister 61–64 11 Oct 1960 — 17 Mar 1963 2 5 6
6. CA 24
PC
 1 ✓ Minister 63 18 Jul 1962 — 08 Aug 1962 0 0 21
7. CA 25
PC
 1 Minister 63–64 09 Aug 1962 — 21 Apr 1963 0 8 12
 5. Forestry
 6. Mines and Technical Surveys [Int]
 7. National Revenue

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 13  
8 documented challengers
⊖ John (Jock) Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Michael F. McCluskey  m 
⊖ J.E. Jack Patterson  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Squires  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Fred A. McCain  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Harrison C. Monteith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gladstone W. Perry  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ A. Edison Stairs  m 
 
Eligible: 20,290 Votes: 15,696 Participation: 77.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 New Brunswick
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22641(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
LC
 2/3 6,405 40.81% -1,095 Winner:
LIB
 7,500 47.78% J.E. Jack Patterson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,497 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
40		 New Brunswick
28 August 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32408(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/9 5,115 55.80% +1,308 Loser:
LIB
 3,807 41.53% Roy F. Smith

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,910 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 New Brunswick
28 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32428(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/6 5,476 53.15% +443 Loser:
LIB
 5,033 48.85% Roy F. Smith

Service: 4 years 2 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32446(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
PC
 1/6 6,798 61.40% +2,331 Loser:
LIB
 4,467 40.35% John (Jock) Fraser

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,378 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
43		 New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32463(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
PC
 1/9 6,983 64.70% +3,573 Loser:
LIB
 3,410 31.59% Hugh M. Tait

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,438 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32480(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
PC
 1/6 6,403 59.22% +1,819 Loser:
LIB
 4,584 42.39% Gerald S. Clark
After his election:
1 Oct 1960 61
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,208 Votes: 16,865 Participation: 79.52% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 New Brunswick
31 October 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24489(F) — 3 Sep 2022 15:49 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
PC
 1/3 8,755 51.91% +1,024 Loser:
LIB
 7,731 45.84% Harold A. Fredericks

Service: 1 year 7 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,451 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
19 June 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32496(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
PC
 6,107 58.43% Richard B. Hatfield
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,221 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 New Brunswick
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24557(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/3 10,439 57.29% +4,204 Loser:
LIB
 6,235 34.22% Samuel M. Bishop

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,916 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 New Brunswick
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24821(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/3 10,572 59.01% +4,039 Loser:
LIB
 6,533 36.46% Michael F. McCluskey

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,500 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 New Brunswick
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25090(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/4 9,462 57.35% +3,074 Loser:
LIB
 6,388 38.72% Paul B. Maddox

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,647 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 New Brunswick
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9927(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/3 15,469 62.76% +7,139 Loser:
LIB
 8,330 33.80% Henry B. Hachey

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,628 Votes: 23,977 Participation: 65.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 New Brunswick
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
PC
 14,431 60.19% Fred A. McCain

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hugh John Flemming, P.C., M.P.		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hugh John Flemming, C.P., député		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh John Flemming		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hugh John Flemming		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 20:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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