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♂ James E. MacDonald
aliasJames E. MacDonald
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 7 0 7
Birth 5 January 1842 → 182 years + 3 months ago
Lived 61 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 September 1873 → 150 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 8 months
Death 1 October 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James E. MacDonald (1842–1903) 200x203
© 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 21 0 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John G. Scrimgeour  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26596(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 10 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,545 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26460(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
DENO
 1/3 580 75.03% +137 Loser:
FREE
 443 57.31% Alfred W. Owen
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 36
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Mar 1878 36
DENO
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26475(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,980 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26490(F) — 6 Jan 2023 15:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LC
 512 51.72% Peter McLaren
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26624(F) — 12 Jul 2023 14:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 49
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 3 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,020 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26538(F) — 5 Jan 2023 18:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 382 37.45% +18 Loser:
LIB
 364 35.69% Thomas Kickham

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 721 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26568(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 398 55.20% +75 Loser:
LIB
 323 44.80% Joseph Haley

Service: 3 years 4 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 709 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17390(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 381 53.74% +53 Loser:
LIB
 328 46.26% Thomas Kickham
After his election:
1 Oct 1903 61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 9 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
29 March 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17422(F) — 15 Oct 2022 14:08 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Patrick Kelly

Online biographical references (3)

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

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