Otto Baird Price (September 16, 1877 – January 18, 1947) was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.
He was born in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, the son of Warren W. Price and Helena Crandall. In 1904, he married Clare B. Sibler. Price ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1917 and 1921. He was defeated in a bid for reelection in 1935.
Electoral record
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Opposition | Arthur Bliss Copp | 6,645 | 57.2 | +6.8 | ||||
| Government | Otto Baird Price | 4,982 | 42.8 | -6.8 | ||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Arthur Bliss Copp | 12,646 | 61.4 | +4.2 | ||||
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 4,884 | 23.7 | -19.1 | ||||
| Progressive | Albert Ernest Trites | 3,059 | 14.9 | * | ||||
By-election: on Mr. Copp's appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:
| By-election on 19 January 1922 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Bliss Copp | acclaimed | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 11,806 | 60.3 | +36.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Ernest Albert Smith | 7,780 | 39.7 | -21.7 | ||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 10,737 | 51.3 | -9.0 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 10,204 | 48.7 | +9.0 | ||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 13,304 | 55.1 | +3.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 10,836 | 44.9 | -3.8 | ||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 16,307 | 62.8 | +17.9 | ||||
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 6,342 | 24.4 | -30.7 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Charles Younger-Lewis | 3,312 | 12.8 | * | ||||
References
- Otto Baird Price – Parliament of Canada biography
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1926, AL Normandin
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