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♂ George Edward Hughes
aliasGeorge Hughes
Record
28636 · 4747

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 2 7
Birth 15 April 1854 → 170 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 6 months
1st mandate 12 December 1900 → 123 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 4 November 1937 → 86 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 3 months after 23 July 1923
Special notes
None
 
George Edward Hughes (1854–1937)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
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
Prince Edward Island 18 10 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John Buntain  m 
⊖ Stephen Jenkins  m 
 		 ⊖ Louis Jenkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Paton  m 
 
Queens 5th (Charlottetown Common & Royalty) - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 719 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17414(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 443 61.61% +167 Loser:
CONS
 276 38.39% James Paton

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Queens 5th (Charlottetown Common & Royalty) - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 772 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17452(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 497 64.38% +222 Loser:
CONS
 275 35.62% Roderick McNeill

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Queens 5th (Charlottetown Common & Royalty) - Councillor
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25337(F) — 13 Jul 2023 01:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 57
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Queens 5th (Charlottetown Common & Royalty) - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 797 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25373(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 217 27.23% -363 Winner:
CONS
 580 72.77% Stephen R. Jenkins
Queens 2nd - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,562 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25396(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 840 53.78% +118 Loser:
CONS
 722 46.22% John H. Buntain

Service: 3 years 10 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Queens 2nd - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,321 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25431(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 735 55.64% +149 Loser:
CONS
 586 44.36% Louis L. Jenkins

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Queens 2nd - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,352 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25470(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
LIB
 2/2 647 47.86% -58 Winner:
CONS
 705 52.14% Louis L. Jenkins

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Hughes, George Edward		 14 Oct 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George Edward Hughes		 14 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
George E. Hughes		 14 Oct 2024

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