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♂ Donald Farquharson
aliasDonald Farquharson
Record
19251 · 4754

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Prince Edward Island 8 1 9
Total 9 1 10
Birth 27 July 1834 → 189 years + 9 months ago
Lived 68 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 26 June 1903 → 120 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Donald Farquharson (1834–1903) 200x308
© Photo 1903 — 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
Canada 1 5 9
Prince Edward Island 25 4 4 Z
TOTAL 26 9 13

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 33–34
LIB
 1 Party leader 64–67 01 Aug 1898 — 28 Dec 1901 3 4 27
2. PE 33–34
LIB
 1 Premier 64–67 01 Aug 1898 — 28 Dec 1901 3 4 27

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Henry J. Callbeck  m 
⊖ William Laird  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus A. McLean  m 
⊖ Joseph Wise  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John T. Jenkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald McKay  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ William S. McNeill  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,849 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26451(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 5/5 0 0.00% -727 Winner:
LIB
 727 51.02% William S. McNeill
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,981 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26469(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
FREE
 2/4 750 50.30% +48 Loser:
FREE
 702 47.08% John Longworth
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 43
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 43
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,476 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26484(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 2/4 607 49.03% +14 Loser:
CONS
 593 47.90% Francis Bain

Service: 3 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,200 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26499(F) — 6 Jan 2023 13:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/4 864 54.00% +52 Loser:
LIB
 812 50.75% William Laird

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,612 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26514(F) — 6 Jan 2023 13:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 969 53.65% +17 Loser:
LC
 952 52.71% Donald McKay

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,599 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26529(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 963 53.50% +44 Loser:
LIB
 919 51.06% Joseph Wise
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 56
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,071 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26556(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 591 55.18% +111 Loser:
CONS
 480 44.82% John T. Jenkins

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,115 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26586(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 639 57.31% +163 Loser:
CONS
 476 42.69% Ronald McMillan

Service: 3 years 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 970 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17408(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 645 66.49% +320 Loser:
CONS
 325 33.51% John T. Mellish
After his election:
29 Dec 1901 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,741 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20493(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 2,108 56.35% +475 Loser:
CONS
 1,633 43.65% Angus A. McLean
After his election:
26 Jun 1903 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
9 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17418(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Dougald Currie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,069 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
16 February 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20520(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 2,190 53.82% Horace Haszard

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Farquharson, Donald		 25 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Farquharson, Donald		 25 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Farquharson, Donald		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Farquharson		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Donald Farquharson		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Donald Farquharson		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald Farquharson (politician)		 25 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Donald Farquharson		 25 Dec 2023

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