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♂ Alexander B. Warburton
aliasAlexander B. Warburton
Record
63966 · 5415

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Prince Edward Island 4 1 5
Total 5 4 9
Birth 5 April 1852 → 172 years ago
Lived 76 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 March 1888 → 136 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
Death 14 January 1929 → 95 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
Alexander B. Warburton (1852–1929) 200x254
© Photo 1897 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Warburton (1855–1928) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24
Prince Edward Island 9 0 16 Z
TOTAL 11 11 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 33
LIB
 1 Premier 45–46 21 Jul 1897 — 31 Jul 1898 1 0 10
2. PE 33
LIB
 1 Party leader 45–46 01 Oct 1897 — 31 Jul 1898 0 9 30

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Patrick Blake  m 
⊖ Alexander Martin  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Neil McLeod  m 
⊖ Lemuel E. Prowse  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Campbell  m 
⊖ Angus A. McLean  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald Nicholson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John E. Sinclair  m 
 
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: 26623(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:30 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 10 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,379 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26532(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LIB
 4/4 981 44.79% -208 Winner:
LC
 1,189 54.29% Patrick Blake
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
29 May 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26632(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:51 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 6 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,702 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26553(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 919 54.00% +136 Loser:
CONS
 783 46.00% William Campbell

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,482 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26583(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 913 61.61% +344 Loser:
CONS
 569 38.39% S. Beaton
After his election:
1 Aug 1898 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
31 August 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26637(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William Campbell
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 4/4 4,094 47.41% -273 Winner:
CONS
 4,367 50.57% Alexander Martin
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 2/4 4,196 50.12% +51 Loser:
CONS
 4,145 49.51% Angus A. McLean

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,631 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
12		 Prince Edward Island
21 September 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21156(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 3/4 4,016 48.29% -292 Winner:
CONS
 4,308 51.80% Donald Nicholson
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
65
LL
 4/4 5,276 49.17% -101 Winner:
LL
 5,377 50.11% John E. Sinclair

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.])
Warburton, K.C., D.C.L., Alexander Bannerman		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Bannerman Warburton		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Bannerman Warburton		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Alexander Bannerman Warburton		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Warburton		 25 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Bannerman Warburton		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 19:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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