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♂ John A. Messervy
aliasJohn A. Messervy
Record
43093 · 5423

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 20 October 1861 → 162 years + 6 months ago
Lived 66 years + 7 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 64 years
Death 2 June 1928 → 95 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 8 months after 13 September 1926
Special notes
None
 
John A. Messervy (1861–1928)
© Photo — 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 0 10 14

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert H. Jenkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John E. Sinclair  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John H. Myers  m 
 
Eligible: 19,475 Votes: 30,391 Participation: 78.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 Prince Edward Island
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21942(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:57 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
64
LC
 2/4 7,432 48.91% +32 Loser:
LIB
 7,400 48.70% John E. Sinclair
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 64
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 19,475 Votes: 33,878 Participation: 86.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 Prince Edward Island
14 September 1926
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22194(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LC
 3/4 8,124 47.96% -501 Winner:
LIB
 8,625 50.92% John E. Sinclair

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Albert Messervy, M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Albert Messervy, député		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Albert Messervy		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 22:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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