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♂ Alexander Martin
aliasAlexander Martin
Record
39650 · 5407

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 30%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Prince Edward Island 1 3 4
Total 3 7 10
Birth 14 March 1842 → 182 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years
First mandate 20 February 1884 → 140 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 11 months
Death 13 April 1921 → 103 years ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 5 months after 25 October 1908
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Martin (1842–1921) 200x317
© Photo 1906 — 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 8 4 4
Prince Edward Island 2 3 7 Z
TOTAL 10 7 11

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
10 documented challengers
⊖ George Forbes  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald A. MacKinnon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Angus A. McLean  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Lemuel E. Prowse  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander B. Warburton  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hector C. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Donald C. Martin  m 
⊖ Donald Nicholson  m 
⊖ John E. Sinclair  m 
⊖ William Welsh  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
20 February 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26618(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 3 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,049 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26516(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
CONS
 3/4 746 48.92% -38 Winner:
LIB
 784 51.41% Donald C. Martin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,139 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26531(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:49 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
CONS
 4/4 764 48.66% -36 Winner:
LIB
 800 50.96% George Forbes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,119 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26560(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 536 47.90% -47 Winner:
LIB
 583 52.10% George Forbes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,996 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20162(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 2,175 54.43% +354 Loser:
LIB
 1,821 45.57% William Welsh

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,507 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20415(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CONS
 2/2 2,250 49.92% -7 Winner:
LIB
 2,257 50.08% Donald A. MacKinnon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,472 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
20 March 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20485(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 2,039 45.59% -394 Winner:
LIB
 2,433 54.41% Donald A. MacKinnon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,269 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
10		 Prince Edward Island
3 November 1904
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20664(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
62
CONS
 2/4 4,367 50.57% +81 Loser:
LIB
 4,286 49.64% Lemuel E. Prowse

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,865 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 Prince Edward Island
26 October 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20928(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
CONS
 4/4 4,113 49.13% -83 Winner:
LIB
 4,196 50.12% Alexander B. Warburton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,462 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
13		 Prince Edward Island
17 December 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21414(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
75
UNIO
 3/4 5,374 50.08% -3 Winner:
LL
 5,377 50.11% John E. Sinclair

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 18:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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