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♂ Lewis J. Westaway
aliasLewis J. Westaway
Record
64699 · 6352

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Birth 12 November 1821 → 202 years + 6 months ago
Lived 64 years
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 9 months
Death 23 November 1885 → 138 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 7 months after 8 April 1879
Special notes
None
 

Lewis J. Westaway (1821–1885)
No image available
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 2 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel Gordon  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Archibald J. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 454 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: 26462(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
FREE
 2/3 150 66.08% +6 Loser:
DENO
 144 63.44% Archibald J. MacDonald
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 56
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 56
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 570 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26477(F) — 6 Jan 2023 13:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 4/4 71 24.91% -110 Winner:
LC
 181 63.51% Archibald J. MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 15:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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