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♂ Benjamin F. Smith
aliasBenjamin F. Smith
Record
57426 · 6882

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
New Brunswick 6 1 7
Total 7 4 11
Birth 8 May 1865 → 158 years + 11 months ago
Lived 79 years
First mandate 28 February 1903 → 121 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 9 months
Death 20 May 1944 → 79 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 9 months after 14 August 1935
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 0 16
New Brunswick 16 1 15 Z
TOTAL 21 2 1

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 14  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel J. Burlock  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frank B. Carvell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albion R. Foster  m 
⊖ Edwin W. Melville  m 
⊖ Frederick W. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William S. Sutton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George W. Upham  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas W. Caldwell  m 
⊖ James K. Flemming  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Wendell P. Jones  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald Munro  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Squires  m 
⊖ Rennie K. Tracey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George L. White  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,300 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32193(F) — 11 Feb 2022 07:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 1/6 2,089 50.95% +51 Loser:
IND
 2,038 49.71% Chipman Hartley

Service: 5 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,050 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32219(F) — 11 Feb 2022 12:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 2/6 2,612 55.78% +507 Loser:
LIB
 2,105 44.95% Wendell P. Jones
After his election:
1 Oct 1908 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,119 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 New Brunswick
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20801(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 2/2 2,484 48.53% -151 Winner:
LIB
 2,635 51.47% Frank B. Carvell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,266 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
1 December 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32240(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
IND
 2,182 51.15% George W. Upham
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 New Brunswick
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21039(F) — 2 Jul 2023 08:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 2/2 2,603 49.89% -11 Winner:
LIB
 2,614 50.11% Frank B. Carvell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,453 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
11 January 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32269(F) — 11 Feb 2022 22:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 2,596 58.30% +739 Loser:
LIB
 1,857 41.70% Robert L. Simms
After his election:
1 Sep 1916 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 7 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,087 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
21 September 1916
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32271(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/4 2,844 56.38% +592 Loser:
LIB
 2,252 44.65% Andrew D. McCain

Service: 5 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,475 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32273(F) — 12 Feb 2022 00:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/6 2,797 57.97% +745 Loser:
LIB
 2,052 42.53% Andrew D. McCain

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,460 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32295(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CONS
 4/7 2,248 50.10% -250 Winner:
UF
 2,498 55.67% Samuel J. Burlock
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,774 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 New Brunswick
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21571(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
56
NLCP
 2/2 5,361 45.53% -1,052 Winner:
PROG
 6,413 54.47% Thomas W. Caldwell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,374 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 New Brunswick
10 August 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32321(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
CONS
 2/6 5,156 66.18% +2,456 Loser:
UF
 2,700 34.66% Frederick W. Smith

Service: 4 years 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,210 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 New Brunswick
19 June 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32351(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
CONS
 5,438 57.83% Gladstone W. Perry
Eligible: 18,635 Votes: 14,404 Participation: 77.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 New Brunswick
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22369(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:38 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
LC
 1/2 8,628 59.90% +2,852 Loser:
LIB
 5,776 40.10% Albion R. Foster
After his election:
14 Aug 1935 70
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,290 Votes: 15,696 Participation: 77.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 New Brunswick
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22641(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 7,500 47.78% J.E. Jack Patterson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Benjamin Franklin Smith, M.P., Senator		 27 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Benjamin Franklin Smith, député, sénateur		 27 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Benjamin Franklin Smith		 27 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Benjamin Franklin Smith		 27 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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