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♂ William Welsh
aliasWilliam Welsh
Record
64609 · 5404

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Prince Edward Island 2 0 2
Total 4 3 7
Birth 22 November 1822 → 201 years + 5 months ago
Lived 82 years + 7 months
First mandate 29 September 1873 → 150 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 10 months
Death 22 June 1905 → 118 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
William Welsh (1822–1905) 200x272
© Photo 1891 — 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
Canada 9 3 28
Prince Edward Island 4 11 2 Z
TOTAL 14 3 0

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Patrick Blake  m 
⊖ Louis Davies  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John T. Jenkins  m 
⊖ James Colledge Pope  m 
 		 ⊖ William Campbell  m 
⊖ Donald Ferguson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander Martin  m 
⊖ John F. Robertson  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26597(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 10 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,366 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26471(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
FREE
 1/3 1,051 88.84% +766 Loser:
DENO
 285 24.09% Andrew O'Keefe
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 55
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 55
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
2 Sep 1878 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 16 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,310 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Prince Edward Island
22 November 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18976(F) — 21 Jan 2022 08:17 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
54
ILIB
 2/2 3,111 49.30% -88 Winner:
CONS
 3,199 50.70% James C. Pope
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
23 September 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26609(F) — 13 Feb 2022 13:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Donald Montgomery
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,816 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
19 August 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19663(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:09 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
61
ILIB
 2/2 3,388 49.71% -40 Winner:
LC
 3,428 50.29% John T. Jenkins
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19522(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
64
ILIB
 2/4 4,314 54.86% +715 Loser:
CONS
 3,599 45.77% Donald Ferguson

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,050 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19874(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
ILIB
 2/4 3,854 51.22% +185 Loser:
CONS
 3,669 48.76% Patrick Blake

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,996 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20162(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
73
LIB
 2/2 1,821 45.57% -354 Winner:
CONS
 2,175 54.43% Alexander Martin

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Welsh, William		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Welsh		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Welsh		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Willam Welsh		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Welsh (Canadian politician)		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 16:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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