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♂ J. Philip Matheson
aliasJ. Philip Matheson
Record
40048 · 5580

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 4 8
Birth 14 August 1906 → 117 years + 9 months ago
Lived 84 years
First mandate 15 September 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 8 September 1990 → 33 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 3 months after 29 May 1966
Special notes
None
 
J. Philip Matheson (1906–1990) 200x208
© 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 14 4 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. Sinclair Cutcliffe  m 
 		 ⊖ George C. Kitson  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,076 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25615(F) — 24 Sep 2023 08:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 1,439 46.78% -198 Winner:
LIB
 1,637 53.22% George C. Kitson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25639(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/3 1,567 49.48% +52 Loser:
LIB
 1,515 47.84% George C. Kitson

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,307 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25675(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/3 1,630 49.29% +46 Loser:
LIB
 1,584 47.90% Laughlin E. MacKinnon

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,296 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25710(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
PC
 2/2 1,616 49.03% -64 Winner:
LIB
 1,680 50.97% George C. Kitson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,259 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25742(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 2/2 1,569 48.14% -121 Winner:
LIB
 1,690 51.86% George C. Kitson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,372 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25773(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
PC
 1/2 1,693 50.21% +14 Loser:
LIB
 1,679 49.79% George C. Kitson

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,476 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25805(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/2 1,785 51.35% +94 Loser:
LIB
 1,691 48.65% Ian M. MacLeod

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,748 Votes: 3,516 Participation: 93.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25837(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 2/2 1,492 46.48% -226 Winner:
LIB
 1,718 53.52% J. Sinclair Cutcliffe

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Matheson, John Philip		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Philip Matheson		 27 Dec 2023

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