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♂ Benjamin Gallant
aliasBenjamin Gallant
Record
21818 · 4770

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 1 6
Birth 11 June 1871 → 152 years + 10 months ago
Lived 50 years + 4 months
First mandate 12 December 1900 → 123 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 6 months
Death 27 October 1921 → 102 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Benjamin Gallant (1871–1921) 200x283
© 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 17 1 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Sylvain T. Gallant  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edward Hackett  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,851 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17395(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 1,032 55.75% +213 Loser:
CONS
 819 44.25% F.J. Buote

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,819 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17433(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 1,067 58.66% +315 Loser:
CONS
 752 41.34% Edward Hackett

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,952 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25318(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,025 52.51% +98 Loser:
CONS
 927 47.49% Sylvain T. Gallant
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 40
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,973 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25354(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LIB
 2/2 718 36.39% -537 Winner:
CONS
 1,255 63.61% Sylvain T. Gallant
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,081 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25384(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,048 50.36% +15 Loser:
CONS
 1,033 49.64% Sylvain T. Gallant

Service: 3 years 10 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,105 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25418(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,089 51.73% +73 Loser:
CONS
 1,016 48.27% Erskine J. Kier
After his election:
27 Oct 1921 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,131 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
30 August 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25443(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 631 55.79% Jeremiah Blanchard

Online biographical references (3)

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

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