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♂ Edward Hackett
aliasEdward Hackett
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Total 6 4 10
Birth 6 July 1840 → 183 years + 9 months ago
Lived 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
Death 23 December 1916 → 107 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 
Edward Hackett (1840–1916) 200x240
© Photo — 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 13 1 8
Prince Edward Island 2 8 9 Z
TOTAL 15 9 17

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 13  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Benjamin Gallant  m 
⊖ John Lefurgey  m 
⊖ Stanislaus F. Perry  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ James Yeo  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Cornelius Howatt  m 
⊖ Bernard D. McLellan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David Rogers  m 
⊖ John Yeo  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26463(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
DENO
 2/2 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 37
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Mar 1878 37
DENO
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
2 Sep 1878 38
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 16 days (Oppo. & 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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LC
 2/4 1,655 50.70% +50 Loser:
CONS
 1,605 49.17% Cornelius Howatt

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26611(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Peter Gavin
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
41
LC
 2/4 2,325 51.52% +147 Loser:
LIB
 2,178 48.26% Stanislaus F. Perry

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LC
 3/4 2,763 47.90% -225 Winner:
LIB
 2,988 51.80% Stanislaus F. Perry
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
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
LC
 1/3 1,593 46.01% +45 Loser:
LIB
 1,548 44.71% Stanislaus F. Perry
After his election:
3 Mar 1897 56
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 8 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LC
 2/2 1,527 48.62% -87 Winner:
LIB
 1,614 51.38% Stanislaus F. Perry
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,091 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26573(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:19 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 1,112 53.18% +133 Loser:
LIB
 979 46.82% A. Gaudet
After his election:
15 Mar 1898 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 7 months 22 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
LC
 2/2 1,512 45.27% -316 Winner:
LIB
 1,828 54.73% Bernard D. McLellan
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
20 July 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26636(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Amédée (Meddie) Gallant
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,699 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20417(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:32 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/2 1,854 50.12% +9 Loser:
LIB
 1,845 49.88% Bernard D. McLellan

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,909 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Prince Edward Island
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20663(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
CONS
 3,501 50.67% Alfred A. Lefurgey
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
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 752 41.34% -315 Winner:
LIB
 1,067 58.66% Benjamin Gallant

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.])
Hackett, Edward		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Hackett, M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Hackett, député		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Edward Hackett		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward Hackett		 25 Dec 2023

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