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♂ James J. Johnston
aliasJames J. Johnston
Record
30278 · 5482

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Total 3 3 6
Birth 2 May 1868 → 156 years ago
Lived 80 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 September 1915 → 108 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 8 September 1948 → 75 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 1 month after 23 July 1923
Special notes
None
 

James J. Johnston (1868–1948)
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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 7 9 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John A. Macdonald  m  (5 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 720 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25313(F) — 12 Jul 2023 17:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/2 308 42.78% -104 Winner:
CONS
 412 57.22% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 737 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25379(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 396 53.73% +55 Loser:
CONS
 341 46.27% John A. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 10 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 818 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25413(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 485 59.29% +152 Loser:
CONS
 333 40.71% John A. Macdonald
After his election:
2 Sep 1919 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
3 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25440(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 821 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25452(F) — 13 Feb 2022 19:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
CONS
 562 68.45% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: 10,141 Votes: 7,180 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Prince Edward Island
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21940(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:54 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 3,422 47.66% -336 Winner:
LC
 3,758 52.34% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: 10,141 Votes: 8,558 Participation: 84.39% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Prince Edward Island
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22192(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 4,229 49.42% -100 Winner:
LC
 4,329 50.58% John A. Macdonald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Johnston, K.C., James J.		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James John Johnston		 25 Dec 2023

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