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♂ Anthony McLaughlin
aliasAnthony McLaughlin
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Birth 10 March 1844 → 180 years + 1 month ago
Lived 81 years + 8 months
First mandate 13 December 1893 → 130 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 9 months
Death 27 November 1925 → 98 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 11 months after 15 December 1903
Special notes
None
 
Anthony McLaughlin (1844–1925) 200x266
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
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 9 11 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William Hooper  m 
⊖ John P. Sullivan  m 
 		 ⊖ James McIsaac  m 
⊖ John C. Underhay  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,413 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26519(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:53 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 4/4 547 45.32% -80 Winner:
CONS
 627 51.95% John C. Underhay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 720 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26536(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 463 64.31% +206 Loser:
CONS
 257 35.69% John C. Underhay

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 702 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26566(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 421 59.97% +140 Loser:
CONS
 281 40.03% James McIsaac

Service: 3 years 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 797 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17388(F) — 4 Jan 2023 15:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 438 54.96% +79 Loser:
CONS
 359 45.04% S.C. Clarke
After his election:
15 Dec 1903 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
16 March 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17421(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James D. McInnis

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
McLaughlin, Anthony		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Anthony McLaughlin		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Anthony McLaughlin		 26 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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