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♂ Alfred E. McLean
aliasAlfred E. McLean
Record
42001 · 5420

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Total 7 1 8
Birth 8 May 1868 → 155 years + 11 months ago
Lived 71 years + 5 months
First mandate 15 September 1915 → 108 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 4 months
Death 28 October 1939 → 84 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Alfred E. McLean (1868–1939) 200x272
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 17 10 17
Prince Edward Island 6 1 16 Z
TOTAL 24 0 3

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Hector D. Dobie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ G. Shelton Sharpe  m 
⊖ J. Edward (Ned) Wyatt  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. MacNeill  m 
⊖ Horace Wright  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 919 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25359(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 383 41.68% -153 Winner:
CONS
 536 58.32% Hector D. Dobie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 948 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25389(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 498 52.53% +48 Loser:
CONS
 450 47.47% Hector D. Dobie

Service: 3 years 10 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,062 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25423(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 554 52.17% +46 Loser:
CONS
 508 47.83% James W. Kier
After his election:
1 Nov 1921 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,294 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Prince Edward Island
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21670(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 5,930 44.61% +1,259 Loser:
NLCP
 4,671 35.14% James A. MacNeill

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 920 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
30 August 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25444(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 533 57.93% Thomas MacNutt
Eligible: 15,838 Votes: 11,859 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Prince Edward Island
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21941(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 6,692 56.43% +1,525 Loser:
LC
 5,167 43.57% G. Shelton Sharpe
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 58
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,838 Votes: 13,003 Participation: 82.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Prince Edward Island
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22193(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 7,362 56.62% +1,721 Loser:
LC
 5,641 43.38% J. Edward (Ned) Wyatt

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,350 Votes: 14,543 Participation: 88.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Prince Edward Island
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22467(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 8,058 55.41% +1,573 Loser:
LC
 6,485 44.59% J. Frank Arnett

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,281 Votes: 14,296 Participation: 78.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22739(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 9,233 64.58% +4,170 Loser:
LC
 5,063 35.42% J. Frank Arnett
After his election:
28 Oct 1939 71
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,281 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Prince Edward Island
2 January 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22860(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
71		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James L. Ralston

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

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