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♂ George A. Proud
aliasGeorge A. Proud
Record
50888 · 403

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Total 5 1 6
Birth 9 April 1939 → 85 years ago
Lived 80 years + 6 months
First mandate 29 April 1974 → 50 years ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 23 October 2019 → 4 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 10 months after 26 November 2000
Special notes
None
 
George A. Proud (1939–2019)
© Photo 1997 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 12 0 3
Prince Edward Island 4 11 22 Z
TOTAL 16 11 25

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Dolores (Dody) Crane  f  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Wilfred B. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ James M. Lee  m 
⊕ Thomas M. McMillan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 9,926 Votes: 7,771 Participation: 78.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25913(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 3,692 48.95% +689 Loser:
PC
 3,003 39.81% James M. Lee

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,127 Votes: 8,404 Participation: 82.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4784(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 4,298 52.22% +494 Loser:
PC
 3,804 46.22% Harry H. Cook

Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,748 Votes: 8,249 Participation: 76.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4752(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 3,694 45.54% -412 Winner:
PC
 4,106 50.62% Wilfred B. MacDonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,369 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Prince Edward Island
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3650(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/5 8,897 43.68% +259 Loser:
PC
 8,638 42.41% Thomas M. McMillan

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,068 Votes: 19,957 Participation: 68.66% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Prince Edward Island
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3355(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/7 11,976 60.57% +6,707 Loser:
PC
 5,269 26.65% Thomas M. McMillan

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,452 Votes: 18,847 Participation: 71.25% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Prince Edward Island
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3054(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/6 7,630 40.87% +1,879 Loser:
NDP
 5,751 30.80% Dolores (Dody) Crane

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,617 Votes: 19,895 Participation: 67.17% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Prince Edward Island
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2752(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 8,277 41.81% Shawn Murphy

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.])
Proud, George Albert		 24 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. George Albert Proud, M.P.		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur George Albert Proud, député		 24 Feb 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George A. Proud		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Proud		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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