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♂ James Yeo
aliasJames Yeo
Record
66535 · 5115

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Total 6 1 7
Birth 31 October 1827 → 196 years + 5 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 13 February 1903 → 121 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 11 months after 4 March 1891
Special notes
None
 
James Yeo (1827–1903) 200x230
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Yeo (1837–1924) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 4 30
Prince Edward Island 0 4 30 Z
TOTAL 17 9 29

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Hackett  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John Lefurgey  m 
⊖ Stanislaus F. Perry  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Cornelius Howatt  m 
⊖ Alfred McWilliams  m 
⊖ David Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26441(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Sep 1873 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1873
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Nov 1873
ID: 18675(F) — 25 Jun 2023 02:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
9 Nov 1873 46
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26599(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:41 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James W. Richards
Eligible: 3,384 Votes: 4,998 Participation: 73.85% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Prince Edward Island
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 2,188 87.56% +1,519 Loser:
IND
 669 26.77% John Ramsay

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,434 Votes: 6,528 Participation: 60.07% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Prince Edward Island
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19117(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 1,716 52.57% +111 Loser:
CONS
 1,605 49.17% Cornelius Howatt

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,025 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19313(F) — 21 Jan 2022 22:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 2,388 52.91% +210 Loser:
LIB
 2,178 48.26% Stanislaus F. Perry

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19521(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 3,184 55.20% +421 Loser:
LC
 2,763 47.90% Edward Hackett

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,025 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19873(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 3,182 52.92% Stanislaus F. Perry
Eligible: inc. Votes: 667 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26545(F) — 10 Nov 2022 20:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
66
LIB
 2/2 218 32.68% -231 Winner:
LIB
 449 67.32% Alfred McWilliams

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.])
Yeo, James		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Yeo		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Yeo		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James Yeo		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Yeo (politician)		 25 Dec 2023

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