Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

John David Stewart
aliasDavid Stewart
Record
59052 · 5623

Presbyterian     2
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Birth 21 August 1910 → 114 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
1st mandate 1 September 1959 → 65 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 49 years
Death 5 December 1988 → 35 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 10 May 1970
Special notes
None
 
John David Stewart (1910–1988)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
Creelman MacArthur (1874–1943) Father-in-law
James Stewart (1874–1933) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Cty Co. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1951–1958)
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 10 8 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
Earle MacDonald  m 
 
Addie MacDonald  m 
 
Queens 5th - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 10,010 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
49
Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25779(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
49
PC
1/2 5,116 51.11% +222 Loser:
LIB
4,894 48.89% B. Earle MacDonald

Service:
3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Queens 5th - Assemblyman
Elig. inc. Votes: 10,371 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
50
Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25811(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
1/2 5,700 54.96% +1,029 Loser:
LIB
4,671 45.04% C.M. McLean

Service:
3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Queens 6th - Assemblyman
Elig. 6,139 Votes: 5,182 Partic.: 84.41%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
51
Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25846(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
1/2 2,530 53.91% +367 Loser:
LIB
2,163 46.09% B.E. (Mrs.) MacDonald

Service:
3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Queens 6th - Assemblyman
Elig. 7,461 Votes: 6,493 Partic.: 87.03%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
52
Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25878(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
2/2 2,419 39.46% -1,292 Winner:
LIB
3,711 60.54% G. Allison MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Stewart, C.D., D.S.O., E.D., Lieutenant-Colonel John David
14 Oct 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
J. David Stewart
14 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
J. David Stewart
14 Oct 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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