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♂ James Russell Driscoll
aliasRussell Driscoll
Record
17021 · 5621

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 3 6
Birth 4 November 1908 → 115 years + 11 months ago
Lived 66 years + 7 months
1st mandate 1 September 1959 → 65 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 50 years + 9 months
Death 22 June 1975 → 49 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 1 month after 10 May 1970
Special notes
None
 
James Russell Driscoll (1908–1975)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Fred Driscoll (1932–2000) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 10 8 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Eugene Cullen  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Aquinas Ryan  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Levi McNally  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Queens 3rd - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,808 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25745(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 2/2 1,221 43.48% -366 Winner:
LIB
 1,587 56.52% Eugene P. Cullen
Queens 3rd - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,902 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25776(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
PC
 1/2 1,459 50.28% +16 Loser:
LIB
 1,443 49.72% Eugene P. Cullen

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Queens 3rd - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 3,128 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25808(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/2 1,598 51.09% +68 Loser:
LIB
 1,530 48.91% Eugene P. Cullen

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Queens 3rd - Councillor
Elig. 3,594 Votes: 3,318 Partic.: 92.32%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25840(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/2 1,614 52.50% +154 Loser:
LIB
 1,460 47.50% Eugene P. Cullen

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Queens 3rd - Councillor
Elig. 4,315 Votes: 3,997 Partic.: 92.63%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25873(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
PC
 2/2 1,837 48.80% -90 Winner:
LIB
 1,927 51.20% J. Levi McNally
Queens 3rd - Councillor
Elig. 5,325 Votes: 4,674 Partic.: 87.77%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25909(F) — 30 Sep 2021 17:01 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
65
PC
 2/3 1,801 39.92% -241 Winner:
LIB
 2,042 45.26% J. Levi McNally

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Driscoll, James Russell		 26 Oct 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
J. Russell Driscoll		 26 Oct 2024

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