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♂ John V. Ellis
aliasJohn V. Ellis
Record
18524 · 6038

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
New Brunswick 2 0 2
Total 4 2 6
Birth 14 February 1835 → 189 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 10 July 1913 → 110 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 10 months after 3 September 1900
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 2 20
New Brunswick 4 7 10 Z
TOTAL 12 9 30

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Aaron Alward  m 
⊖ John Berryman  m 
⊖ John A. Chesley  m 
⊖ Ezekiel McLeod  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Pugsley  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederick E. Barker  m 
⊖ Isaac Burpee  m 
⊖ Robert Marshall  m 
⊖ Acalus L. Palmer  m 
 
Eligible: 5,592 Votes: 6,648 Participation: 59.44% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18714(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 3/3 1,561 46.96% -700 Winner:
LIB
 2,261 68.02% Acalus L. Palmer
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,423 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
22 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32053(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 1,215 54.93% +155 Loser:
CONS
 1,060 47.92% Aaron Alward

Service: 3 years 10 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,034 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32085(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 1,673 55.45% +143 Loser:
CONS
 1,530 50.71% Ezekiel McLeod
After his election:
1 Feb 1887 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,537 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19401(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 2,375 52.35% +213 Loser:
CONS
 2,162 47.65% Frederick E. Barker

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
8 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32091(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Silas Alward
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,712 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19749(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/2 2,063 43.78% -586 Winner:
CONS
 2,649 56.22% Ezekiel McLeod
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,203 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20037(F) — 22 Jan 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 3,249 45.11% +722 Loser:
CONS
 2,527 35.08% John A. Chesley
After his election:
3 Sep 1900 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 2 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,043 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20294(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 4,520 56.20% Andrew G. Blair

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Ellis, John Valentine		 20 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Ellis, John Valentine		 20 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Valentine Ellis, M.P., Senator		 20 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Valentine Ellis, député, sénateur		 20 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Valentine Ellis		 20 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Valentine Ellis		 20 Sep 2023

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