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♂ Henry A. Powell
aliasHenry A. Powell
Record
50512 · 6791

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
New Brunswick 3 0 3
Total 5 3 8
Birth 6 April 1855 → 169 years ago
Lived 75 years
First mandate 20 January 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 15 April 1930 → 94 years ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 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 5 2 11
New Brunswick 5 3 27 Z
TOTAL 10 6 8

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Henry R. Emmerson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Amasa E. Killam  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Olivier-Maximin Melanson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ambroise D. Richard  m 
⊖ John W.Y. Smith  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Sumner  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel L. Hanington  m 
⊖ Joseph A. McQueen  m 
⊖ William Pugsley  m 
⊖ Clifford W. Robinson  m 
⊖ Henry T. Stevens  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ W. Woodbury Wells  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,051 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32113(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 2/6 3,235 67.92% +548 Loser:
CONS
 2,687 56.41% Amasa E. Killam
After his election:
25 Jan 1891 35
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,253 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
14 February 1891
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32118(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
CONS
 2/4 3,607 99.45% +3,606 Loser:
CONS
 1 0.03% Amasa E. Killam

Service: 1 year 7 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32134(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 3/8 3,367 50.63% +50 Loser:
CONS
 3,317 49.88% Ambroise D. Richard
After his election:
1 Jul 1895 40
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 8 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
24 August 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20013(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:12 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
9 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32155(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Frederick W. Sumner
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,869 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20046(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/2 3,442 50.11% +15 Loser:
LIB
 3,427 49.89% Clifford W. Robinson

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,354 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20302(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 3,934 47.09% -486 Winner:
LIB
 4,420 52.91% Henry R. Emmerson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,440 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 New Brunswick
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20551(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:37 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 2/2 3,747 44.40% -946 Winner:
LIB
 4,693 55.60% Henry R. Emmerson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,655 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 New Brunswick
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21042(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 4,295 49.62% -65 Winner:
LIB
 4,360 50.38% William Pugsley

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Absalom Powell, M.P.		 20 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Absalom Powell, député		 20 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Absalom Powell		 20 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Henry Powell		 20 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Sep 2023 20:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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