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♂ James E. Robertson
aliasJames E. Robertson
Record
53067 · 5401

☆   Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Total 4 2 6
Birth 8 October 1840 → 183 years + 6 months ago
Lived 75 years
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 10 months
Death 30 October 1915 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 7 months after 4 March 1891
Special notes
None
 
James E. Robertson (1840–1915)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Although simultaneously holding a seat provincially and federally was allowed until 1874, it was zero-tolerance by 1882. Robertson was still deemed a member of the Prince Edward Island assembly due to a procedural error that led to his resignation not properly being registered at that assembly. That left him without a seat at either level until he won again in King's County federally in 1887.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 15
Prince Edward Island 2 9 2 Z
TOTAL 7 7 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Augustine C. Macdonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Peter A. McIntyre  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Ephraim B. Muttart  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Samuel Prowse  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Malcolm McFadyen  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John McLean  m 
⊖ William A. Poole  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,770 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26461(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:07 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
35
FREE
 2/3 595 67.23% +57 Loser:
FREE
 538 60.79% Malcolm McFadyen
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 37
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
1 Mar 1878 37
FREE
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,682 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26476(F) — 6 Jan 2023 15:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 4/4 344 40.90% -76 Winner:
CONS
 420 49.94% William A. Poole
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26491(F) — 6 Jan 2023 15:49 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
41
LIB
 2/4 596 54.13% +66 Loser:
LC
 530 48.14% Samuel Prowse
After his election:
20 Jun 1882 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19312(F) — 21 Jan 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/4 2,002 50.54% +61 Loser:
LC
 1,941 49.00% Augustine C. Macdonald
After his election:
26 Apr 1883 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
31 July 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26616(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Samuel Prowse
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19646(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Augustine C. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,618 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19520(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:17 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 2,434 50.61% +36 Loser:
CONS
 2,398 49.86% Augustine C. Macdonald

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,783 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19872(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 4/4 2,276 46.52% -238 Winner:
CONS
 2,514 51.39% Augustine C. Macdonald

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.])
Robertson, M.D., Honourable James Edwin		 22 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Edwin Robertson, M.P., Senator		 22 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Edwin Robertson, député, sénateur		 22 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James Edwin Robertson		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Edwin Robertson		 22 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Dec 2023 21:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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