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♂ Stanislaus F. Perry
aliasStanislaus F. Perry
Record
49214 · 5202

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 73%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Prince Edward Island 4 0 4
Total 8 3 11
Birth 7 May 1823 → 200 years + 11 months ago
Lived 74 years + 9 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 49 years + 10 months
Death 24 February 1898 → 126 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
Born Stanislas-François Poirier.
 
Stanislaus F. Perry (1823–1898)
© Photo 1891 William James Topley — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Joseph Alphonsus Bernard (1881–1962) Grandson  
⊖ Angus L. Macdonald (1890–1954) Grandson  
⊕ J. Hal Perry (1965–) Great-great-grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 9 20
Prince Edward Island 8 1 3 Z
TOTAL 22 10 24

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 26
CONS
 1 Speaker 49–50 02 Apr 1873 — 22 Jan 1874 0 9 20

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 14  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Peter Gavin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Cornelius Howatt  m 
⊖ John Lefurgey  m 
⊖ Benjamin Rogers  m 
⊖ James Yeo  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Edward Hackett  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ George W. Howlan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. Matheson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David Rogers  m 
⊖ John Yeo  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,939 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26439(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 2/4 719 74.12% +350 Loser:
LIB
 369 38.04% Benjamin Rogers
After his election:
22 Jan 1874 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 1,804 72.19% +1,135 Loser:
IND
 669 26.77% John Ramsay

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
17 April 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26603(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Francis (François) Gallant
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 4/4 1,491 45.68% -164 Winner:
LC
 1,655 50.70% Edward Hackett
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
21 October 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26613(F) — 13 Feb 2022 15:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
56
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,973 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26493(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 934 62.81% +252 Loser:
LC
 682 45.86% Peter Gavin

Service: 4 years 21 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
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 3/4 2,178 48.26% -147 Winner:
LC
 2,325 51.52% Edward Hackett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,039 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26508(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 1,067 70.20% +87 Loser:
LC
 980 64.47% Peter Gavin
After his election:
4 Feb 1887 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 8 months 5 days (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
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
63
LIB
 2/4 2,988 51.80% +225 Loser:
LC
 2,763 47.90% Edward Hackett

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
15 March 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26622(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:30 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Bernard D. McLellan
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 2/4 3,182 52.92% +279 Loser:
CONS
 2,903 48.28% George W. Howlan

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,462 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20229(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
73
LIB
 2/3 1,548 44.71% -45 Winner:
LC
 1,593 46.01% Edward Hackett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,141 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
27 April 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20254(F) — 23 Jan 2022 00:03 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
73
LIB
 1/2 1,614 51.38% +87 Loser:
LC
 1,527 48.62% Edward Hackett
After his election:
24 Feb 1898 74
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,340 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
13 April 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20261(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:42 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 1,828 54.73% Bernard D. McLellan

Online biographical references (5)

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.])
Perry, Stanislaus Francis		 04 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Stanislaus Francis Perry, M.P.		 04 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Stanislaus Francis Perry, député		 04 Feb 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Stanislaus Francis Perry		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Stanislaus Francis Perry		 04 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Stanislaus Francis Perry		 04 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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