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♂ Fred Alward McCain
aliasFred McCain
Record
40499 · 333

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
New Brunswick 5 0 5
Total 10 0 10
Birth 11 November 1917 → 106 years + 7 months ago
Lived 79 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 September 1952 → 71 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
Death 12 October 1997 → 26 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 months after 20 November 1988
Special notes
None
 
Fred Alward McCain (1917–1997)
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
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 16 0 17
New Brunswick 18 0 28 Z
TOTAL 34 1 15

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh Flemming  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Richard Hatfield  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Arthur L. Slipp  m 
 		 ⊖ John (Jock) Fraser  m 
⊖ Harrison C. Monteith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edison Stairs  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,217 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32446(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 2/6 6,674 60.28% +2,207 Loser:
LIB
 4,467 40.35% John (Jock) Fraser

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,378 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
43		 New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32463(F) — 15 Sep 2021 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 2/9 6,795 62.96% +3,385 Loser:
LIB
 3,410 31.59% Hugh M. Tait

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,438 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32480(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 3/6 6,235 57.66% +1,651 Loser:
LIB
 4,584 42.39% Gerald S. Clark

Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,554 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
45		 New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32500(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 2/6 6,418 65.15% +2,977 Loser:
LIB
 3,441 34.93% Robert Culberson

Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,436 Votes: 25,642 Participation: 84.54% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
46		 New Brunswick
13 October 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32521(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 2/5 5,581 65.30% +1,022 Loser:
LIB
 4,559 53.34% Robert McCain

Service: 3 years 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,454 Votes: 26,680 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
47		 New Brunswick
26 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32549(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 5,881 66.43% A. Edison Stairs
Eligible: 36,628 Votes: 23,977 Participation: 65.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 New Brunswick
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/3 14,431 60.19% +6,716 Loser:
LIB
 7,715 32.18% Donald Hinton

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,628 Votes: 24,383 Participation: 66.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 New Brunswick
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10447(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 12,315 50.51% +2,634 Loser:
LIB
 9,681 39.70% Don Beattie

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,514 Votes: 29,882 Participation: 65.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 New Brunswick
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/3 16,603 55.56% +7,295 Loser:
LIB
 9,308 31.15% T. Ann Brennan

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,514 Votes: 30,875 Participation: 67.84% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 New Brunswick
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4100(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/4 14,565 47.38% +3,474 Loser:
LIB
 11,091 36.08% Joseph E. Palmer

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,691 Votes: 32,519 Participation: 69.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 New Brunswick
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3815(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/3 19,984 61.79% +12,232 Loser:
LIB
 7,752 23.97% Gerard E. Daly

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 New Brunswick
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3521(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
PC
 16,026 47.25% Gregory F. Thompson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Fred Alward McCain, M.P.		  5 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Fred Alward McCain, député		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fred McCain		  5 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fred McCain		  5 May 2024

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