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♂ James D. Stewart
aliasJames D. Stewart
Record
59058 · 5478

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 7 0 7
Birth 15 January 1874 → 150 years + 4 months ago
Lived 59 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 July 1917 → 106 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 6 months
Death 10 October 1933 → 90 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James D. Stewart (1874–1933) 200x218
© Photo c.1925 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ J. David Stewart (1910–1988) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 16 0 24 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 39–42
CONS
 1 Party leader 47–59 01 May 1921 — 10 Oct 1933 12 5 9
2. PE 39
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 47–49 01 May 1921 — 23 Jul 1923 2 2 22
3. PE 40
CONS
 1 Premier 49–53 24 Jul 1923 — 24 Jun 1927 3 11 0
4. PE 41
CONS
 2 Opposition Leader 53–57 25 Jun 1927 — 05 Aug 1931 4 1 11
5. PE 42
CONS
 2 Premier 57–59 06 Aug 1931 — 10 Oct 1933 2 2 4

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George E. Saville  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 619 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
25 July 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25406(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 353 57.03% +87 Loser:
LIB
 266 42.97% Wallace W. Jenkins

Service: 1 year 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 728 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25417(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 418 57.42% +108 Loser:
LIB
 310 42.58% Seymour C. Knight

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 735 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25456(F) — 13 Feb 2022 20:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 460 62.59% +185 Loser:
LIB
 275 37.41% Seymour C. Knight
After his election:
6 Sep 1923 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25479(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,152 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25492(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 583 50.61% +14 Loser:
LIB
 569 49.39% George E. Saville

Service: 4 years 1 month 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25527(F) — 13 Feb 2022 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 707 57.67% +188 Loser:
LIB
 519 42.33% George E. Saville
After his election:
19 Aug 1931 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
16 September 1931
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25548(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1933 59
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,261 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25562(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 756 59.95% George E. Saville

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Stewart, K.C. James David		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James D. Stewart		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James David Stewart		 26 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
James David Stewart		 26 Dec 2023

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