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♂ Murray MacLaren
aliasMurray MacLaren
Record
38216 · 6976

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 30 April 1861 → 163 years ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 7 months
Death 24 December 1942 → 81 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 10 months after 11 February 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 13 1 15

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 69–73 07 Aug 1930 — 16 Nov 1934 4 3 9
 1. Pensions and National Health

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ John B.M. Baxter  m 
⊖ Walter E. Foster  m 
⊖ Allan G. McAvity  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Bell  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Robert T. Hayes  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William M. Ryan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,833 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 New Brunswick
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21570(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:48 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
NLCP
 2/6 10,901 48.63% +370 Loser:
LIB
 10,531 46.98% Harry R. McLellan
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 60
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,028 Votes: 46,656 Participation: 56.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 New Brunswick
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21841(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/4 14,623 62.68% +5,275 Loser:
LIB
 9,348 40.07% Walter E. Foster
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 65
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 41,028 Votes: 40,114 Participation: 48.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 New Brunswick
14 September 1926
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22094(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LC
 1/4 12,441 62.03% +4,434 Loser:
LIB
 8,007 39.92% William M. Ryan

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,067 Votes: 49,815 Participation: 67.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 New Brunswick
28 July 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22368(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LC
 1/4 16,454 66.06% +7,859 Loser:
LIB
 8,595 34.51% Allan G. McAvity
After his election:
7 Aug 1930 69
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,067 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
17		 New Brunswick
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22559(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
11 Feb 1935 73
LC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 4 years 5 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,404 Votes: 31,534 Participation: 76.16% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 New Brunswick
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22640(F) — 25 Jan 2022 21:43 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 15,125 47.96% William M. Ryan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. The Hon. Murray MacLaren, P.C., C.M.G., M.R.C.S, F.A.C.S., M.P.		 23 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Col. l'hon. Murray MacLaren, C.P., C.M.G., M.R.C.S, F.A.C.S., député		 23 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Murray MacLaren		 23 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Murray MacLaren		 23 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Sep 2023 12:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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