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♂ Alexander Gibson
aliasAlexander Gibson
Record
22779 · 6835

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 3 1 4
Birth 15 December 1852 → 171 years + 4 months ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 February 1899 → 125 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 2 months
Death 19 April 1920 → 104 years ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 5 months after 2 November 1904
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 3 5 8
New Brunswick 1 7 11 Z
TOTAL 5 0 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ John Black  m 
⊖ Oswald S. Crocket  m 
⊖ James K. Pinder  m 
⊖ Frederick P. Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Campbell  m 
⊖ William T. Howe  m 
⊖ Herman H. Pitts  m 
⊖ W. Turney Whitehead  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32180(F) — 31 Jul 2023 16:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/8 3,728 62.74% +1,411 Loser:
LIB
 2,317 38.99% John Black
After his election:
1 Oct 1900 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 7 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,798 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20303(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 2,937 50.66% +76 Loser:
CONS
 2,861 49.34% Joseph McLeod
After his election:
11 Jun 1901 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
7 February 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32187(F) — 9 Sep 2023 09:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. George W. Allen
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,776 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
28 December 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20486(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 2,800 58.63% +824 Loser:
CONS
 1,976 41.37% Joseph McLeod

Service: 2 years 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,030 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 New Brunswick
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20552(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 2,934 48.66% -162 Winner:
CONS
 3,096 51.34% Oswald S. Crocket

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Gibson		 12 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Gibson		 12 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Gibson (politician)		 12 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Gibson (homme politique)		 12 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Sep 2023 15:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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