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♂ W. Chester S. McLure
aliasW. Chester S. McLure
Record
42239 · 5424

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Total 5 4 9
Birth 16 March 1875 → 149 years + 1 month ago
Lived 80 years + 3 months
First mandate 24 July 1923 → 100 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 4 months
Death 18 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 10 months after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
W. Chester S. McLure (1875–1955) 200x296
© Photo 1949 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 13 4 13
Prince Edward Island 6 10 21 Z
TOTAL 20 3 3

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
11 documented challengers
⊖ James L. Douglas  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Robert H. Jenkins  m 
⊖ Bradford W. LePage  m 
⊖ Cyrus Macmillan  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Cecil A. Miller  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Peter Sinclair  m 
 		 ⊖ Edmund T. Higgs  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. James Larabee  m 
⊖ J. Angus MacLean  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Neil A. Matheson  m 
⊖ John H. Myers  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,673 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25430(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 751 44.89% -171 Winner:
LIB
 922 55.11% Bradford W. LePage
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,902 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25475(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 2,809 57.30% +716 Loser:
LIB
 2,093 42.70% Edmund T. Higgs

Service: 3 years 11 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,386 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25511(F) — 13 Feb 2022 21:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 2,955 54.86% +524 Loser:
LIB
 2,431 45.14% Edmund T. Higgs
After his election:
15 Jun 1930 55
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,382 Votes: 35,737 Participation: 87.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Prince Edward Island
28 July 1930
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22468(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LC
 1/4 9,310 52.10% +543 Loser:
LIB
 8,767 49.06% Robert H. Jenkins

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,765 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25546(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
CONS
 3,357 58.23% William A. Stewart
Eligible: 23,467 Votes: 37,498 Participation: 79.90% Candidacies: 6
Federal
18		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1935
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22740(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:19 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
 3/6 7,767 41.43% -2,536 Winner:
LIB
 10,303 54.95% Peter Sinclair
Eligible: 24,397 Votes: 39,102 Participation: 80.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Prince Edward Island
26 March 1940
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23016(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
65
NATG
 4/4 8,974 45.90% -1,437 Winner:
LIB
 10,411 53.25% James L. Douglas
Eligible: 24,540 Votes: 38,618 Participation: 78.68% Candidacies: 6
Federal
20		 Prince Edward Island
11 June 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23276(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
70
PC
 2/6 9,253 47.92% +40 Loser:
PC
 9,213 47.71% J. Angus MacLean

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,505 Votes: 41,627 Participation: 81.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Prince Edward Island
27 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23537(F) — 25 Dec 2023 23:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
PC
 1/5 10,657 51.20% +641 Loser:
PC
 10,016 48.12% J. Angus MacLean

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,285 Votes: 40,508 Participation: 80.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Prince Edward Island
10 August 1953
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23839(F) — 25 Dec 2023 23:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
78
PC
 4/4 9,946 49.27% -140 Winner:
PC
 10,086 49.96% J. Angus MacLean

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.])
McLure, Winfield Chester S.		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Winfield Chester Scott McLure, M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Winfield Chester Scott McLure, député		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
W. Chester S. McLure		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Chester McLure		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 22:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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