♂ M. Alban Farmer

Roman Catholic   
Record
19232 · 5624
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 60%
 
Prince Edward Island 5 3 2
Birth Death Lived Died in office
27 September 1901
(122 years 6 months ago)
27 December 1988
(35 years 3 months ago)
87 years 3 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Prince Edward Island
Days years months days
3,902 10 8 7
Days years months days
2,461 6 8 27
Days years months days
1,441 3 11 11
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 5 recorded electoral participations
→ 5 electoral path points
 
→ 3 documented challengers:
 
J. Elmer Blanchard  m 
Alexander A. MacIsaac  m 
John H. Maloney  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 49
Prince Edward Island Queens 5th -- Councillor
1 September 1959 Age:
57
→ New to this legislature
General 1/2 PC 55.94% 3,005 of 5,372 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 44.06% 2,367 (-638) Alexander A. MacIsaac  m  ( 51 )
ID: 25780(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 50
Prince Edward Island Queens 5th -- Councillor
10 December 1962 Age:
61
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 PC 54.99% 2,956 of 5,376 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 45.01% 2,420 (-536) J. Elmer Blanchard  m  ( 35 )
ID: 25812(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 51
Prince Edward Island Queens 6th -- Councillor
30 May 1966 Age:
64
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 PC 54.45% 2,549 of 4,681 Elig.: 6,139 Parti.: 84.22%
Loser > LIB 45.55% 2,132 (-417) Eddy Brown  m 
ID: 25847(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 52
Prince Edward Island Queens 6th -- Councillor
11 May 1970 Age:
68
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/2 PC 38.96% 2,394 of 6,144 Elig.: 7,461 Parti.: 87.21%
Winner > LIB 61.04% 3,750 (+1,356) John H. Maloney  m  ( 52 )
ID: 25879(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 53
Prince Edward Island Queens 6th -- Councillor
29 April 1974 Age:
72
Failed comeback to this legislature
General 2/3 PC 36.45% 2,286 of 6,271 Elig.: 8,884 Parti.: 72.43%
Winner > LIB 55.37% 3,472 (+1,186) John H. Maloney  m  ( 56 )
ID: 25915(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ 3 online biographical references
 
Lg  Hyperlink  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.]): Farmer, Q.C., LL.D., Michael Alban 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly: Michael Alban Farmer 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia: Alban Farmer 27 Dec 2023
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 @ 11:12 ET
Gen.: 29 Mar 2024 @ 10:47 ET