Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Théotime Blanchard
aliasThéotime Blanchard
Record
5327 · 6786

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 56%
 
Canada 2 2 4
New Brunswick 3 2 5
Total 5 4 9
Birth 8 May 1844 → 179 years + 11 months ago
Lived 66 years + 10 months
First mandate 27 June 1870 → 153 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 1 month
Death 11 March 1911 → 113 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 6 November 1900
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 6 6 0
New Brunswick 6 11 12 Z
TOTAL 13 5 13

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
13 documented challengers
Kennedy F. Burns  m 
John Meahan  m  (2 runoffs)
John O'Brien  m 
Patrick G. Ryan  m  (2 runoffs)
William Taylor  m 
Peter J. Veniot  m 
Robert Young  m 
 
Francis J. McManus  m  (2 runoffs)
Samuel H. Napier  m 
Prosper-Élisée Paulin  m  (2 runoffs)
John Sievewright  m 
Onésiphore Turgeon  m  (4 runoffs)
James Young  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,584 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
22
New Brunswick
27 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31972(F) — 17 Jun 2023 09:25 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
26
CONS
2/7 557 43.11% +43 Loser:
IND
514 39.78% William Taylor

Service:
3 years 11 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,101 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23
New Brunswick
8 June 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31987(F) — 10 Feb 2022 10:50 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
CONS
2/4 962 62.02% +458 Loser:
IND
504 32.50% John Meahan
After his election:
10 Jan 1876 31
CONS
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,992 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23
New Brunswick
31 January 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32019(F) — 15 Oct 2023 13:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
31
Successor:
LIB
950 47.69% Patrick G. Ryan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,785 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25
New Brunswick
19 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32046(F) — 15 Oct 2023 13:35 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
4/4 348 24.98% -535 Winner:
LIB
883 63.39% Patrick G. Ryan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26
New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32078(F) — 16 Jan 2022 20:16 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
CONS
4/4 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
CONS
2 66.67% James Young
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,294 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28
New Brunswick
24 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32123(F) — 15 Oct 2023 13:35 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
CONS
2/4 1,897 60.28% +654 Loser:
LIB
1,243 39.50% Peter J. Veniot
After his election:
1 Apr 1894 49
CONS
Vac.
Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 5 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7
New Brunswick
5 May 1894
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20006(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
2 years 1 month 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,807 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
New Brunswick
5 November 1894
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32138(F) — 15 Oct 2023 13:43 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50
Successor:
LIB
1,088 38.76% Peter J. Veniot
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,823 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8
New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20038(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
1/3 1,947 50.93% +807 Loser:
LIB
1,140 29.82% Onésiphore Turgeon

Service:
4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,854 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
9
New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20295(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CONS
2/3 1,315 34.12% -996 Winner:
LIB
2,311 59.96% Onésiphore Turgeon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,244 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
New Brunswick
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20544(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
CONS
2/2 1,539 36.26% -1,166 Winner:
LIB
2,705 63.74% Onésiphore Turgeon

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Blanchard, Théotime
04 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Blanchard, Théotime
04 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Théotime Blanchard, M.P.
04 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Théotime Blanchard, député
04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Théotime Blanchard
04 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Théotime Blanchard
04 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 09:56 (but data presented dynamically)