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♂ Alfred A. Lefurgey
aliasAlfred A. Lefurgey
Record
35381 · 5408

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Prince Edward Island 1 0 1
Total 3 3 6
Birth 22 April 1871 → 153 years ago
Lived 63 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 July 1897 → 126 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 2 months
Death 1 November 1934 → 89 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 7 days after 25 October 1908
Special notes
None
 
Alfred A. Lefurgey (1871–1934) 200x268
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Lefurgey (1825–1891) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 11 16
Prince Edward Island 1 3 25 Z
TOTAL 9 3 11

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Bell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Read  m 
 		 ⊖ George A. Godkin  m 
⊖ James W. Richards  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 947 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26581(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
CONS
 1/2 510 53.85% +73 Loser:
LIB
 437 46.15% George A. Godkin
After his election:
15 Nov 1898 27
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 3 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
14 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
27
CONS
 2/2 1,934 49.42% -45 Winner:
LIB
 1,979 50.58% John H. Bell
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
2 February 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26639(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:11 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
27		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Gilbert DesRoches
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,319 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20414(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
CONS
 1/2 2,272 52.60% +225 Loser:
LIB
 2,047 47.40% John H. Bell

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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 3,501 50.67% +93 Loser:
LIB
 3,408 49.33% James W. Richards

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,977 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Prince Edward Island
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20927(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 3,356 48.81% -164 Winner:
LIB
 3,520 51.19% James W. Richards
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,272 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Prince Edward Island
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21413(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:54 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
46
UNIO
 2/2 3,974 48.04% -324 Winner:
LL
 4,298 51.96% Joseph Read

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 17:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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