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♂ Melvin J. McQuaid
aliasMelvin J. McQuaid
Record
42575 · 173

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Prince Edward Island 3 4 7
Total 5 4 9
Birth 6 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
Lived 89 years + 4 months
First mandate 1 September 1959 → 64 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 16 January 2001 → 23 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 6 months after 30 June 1976
Special notes
None
 
Melvin J. McQuaid (1911–2001) 200x248
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Fair trade
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
Canada 6 11 19
Prince Edward Island 6 10 2 Z
TOTAL 13 9 21

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 52–53
PC
 1 Party leader 61–64 02 Feb 1973 — 30 Jun 1976 3 4 28
2. PE 52–53
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 61–65 02 Feb 1973 — 31 Dec 1976 3 10 29

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel J. MacDonald  m 
⊖ J. Brenton St. John  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John C. Mullally  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
18 July 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25685(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 2/2 748 42.36% -270 Winner:
LIB
 1,018 57.64% J. Brenton St. John
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,784 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25689(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 2/2 860 48.21% -64 Winner:
LIB
 924 51.79% J. Brenton St. John
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,775 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25721(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 2/2 819 46.14% -137 Winner:
LIB
 956 53.86% J. Brenton St. John
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,813 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25752(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/2 966 53.28% +119 Loser:
LIB
 847 46.72% J. Brenton St. John

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,898 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25784(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
PC
 2/2 925 48.74% -48 Winner:
LIB
 973 51.26% Daniel J. MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Prince Edward Island
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25197(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/3 4,591 50.19% +140 Loser:
LIB
 4,451 48.66% John C. Mullally

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,543 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10052(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 5,717 49.53% +94 Loser:
LIB
 5,623 48.71% John C. Mullally

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,803 Votes: 12,410 Participation: 83.83% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Prince Edward Island
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10300(F) — 30 Sep 2021 17:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 5,528 44.54% Daniel J. MacDonald
Eligible: 2,785 Votes: 2,421 Participation: 86.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
4 December 1972
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25881(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
PC
 1/3 1,271 52.50% +264 Loser:
LIB
 1,007 41.59% Francis C. White

Service: 1 year 4 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,971 Votes: 2,673 Participation: 89.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25885(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
62
PC
 1/2 1,314 51.53% +78 Loser:
LIB
 1,236 48.47% Francis C. White
After his election:
30 Jun 1976 64
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 2 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,971 Votes: 2,517 Participation: 84.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
8 November 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25921(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 1,472 58.48% James B. Fay

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
McQuaid, Q.C., Honourable Melvin James		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Melvin James McQuaid, Q.C., M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Melvin James McQuaid, c.r., député		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Melvin James McQuaid		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Melvin McQuaid		 25 Dec 2023

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