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♂ R. Gordon L. Fairweather
aliasR. Gordon L. Fairweather
Record
19136 · 57

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Total 9 0 9
Birth 27 March 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
Lived 85 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 September 1952 → 71 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 5 months
Death 24 December 2008 → 15 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 3 months after 31 August 1977
Special notes
None
 
R. Gordon L. Fairweather (1923–2008) 200x204
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Jack H.A.L. Fairweather (1878–1948) Father  
⊖ Elsie E. Wayne (1932–2016) Cousin  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 2 8
New Brunswick 9 7 5 Z
TOTAL 24 9 14

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 43
PC
 1 Minister 35–37 17 Oct 1958 — 01 May 1960 1 6 14
 1. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Harry N. Jonah  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Cyril B. Sherwood  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Elmer T. Kennedy  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,484 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32450(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
PC
 2/6 6,930 60.29% +2,299 Loser:
LIB
 4,631 40.29% Jordan W. Smith

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,906 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
43		 New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32467(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 2/9 6,651 57.16% +2,039 Loser:
LIB
 4,612 39.64% J.M. Prescott

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,543 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32484(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 2/6 6,420 55.76% +1,227 Loser:
LIB
 5,193 45.10% J.M. Prescott
After his election:
1 May 1962 39
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 10 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,485 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 New Brunswick
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24555(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 1/4 9,805 53.04% +2,391 Loser:
LIB
 7,414 40.11% Harold A. Fredericks

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,817 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
3 December 1962
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32498(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
PC
 6,087 58.48% George E. Horton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,803 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 New Brunswick
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24819(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 9,524 53.50% +2,210 Loser:
LIB
 7,314 41.08% Dorothy Dearborn

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,808 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 New Brunswick
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25088(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 9,865 55.40% +3,246 Loser:
LIB
 6,619 37.17% Dorothy Dearborn

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,764 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 New Brunswick
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 17,013 61.28% +7,578 Loser:
LIB
 9,435 33.98% A.J. Callaghan

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,334 Votes: 31,573 Participation: 71.22% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 New Brunswick
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10184(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 19,107 60.52% +9,764 Loser:
LIB
 9,343 29.59% Gordon L. Phippen

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,334 Votes: 31,441 Participation: 70.92% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 New Brunswick
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10448(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/4 13,631 43.35% +2,786 Loser:
LIB
 10,845 34.49% Gordon L. Phippen
After his election:
31 Aug 1977 54
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 1 month 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,334 Votes: 33,002 Participation: 74.44% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 New Brunswick
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10893(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 17,327 52.50% Robert A. Corbett

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Gordon Lee Fairweather, Q.C., O.C., M.P.		 20 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Gordon Lee Fairweather, c.r., O.C., député		 20 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Fairweather		 20 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gordon Fairweather		 20 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Jan 2024 03:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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