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♂ John H. Myers
aliasJohn H. Myers
Record
45584 · 5425

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 44%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Prince Edward Island 3 2 5
Total 4 5 9
Birth 23 September 1880 → 143 years + 7 months ago
Lived 76 years
First mandate 3 January 1912 → 112 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 3 months
Death 12 October 1956 → 67 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 11 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
John H. Myers (1880–1956) 200x272
© Photo House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Frank S. Myers (1908–1975) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 2 15
Prince Edward Island 6 7 29 Z
TOTAL 11 10 15

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Cyrus W. Crosby  m 
⊖ John W. Jones  m 
⊖ Walter M. Lea  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Cyrus Macmillan  m 
⊖ John A. Messervy  m 
⊖ Peter Sinclair  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert H. Jenkins  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. James Larabee  m 
⊖ Donald A. MacKinnon  m 
⊖ W. Chester S. McLure  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John E. Sinclair  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,689 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
7 July 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25338(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:17 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
CONS
 2/2 810 47.96% -69 Winner:
LIB
 879 52.04% Cyrus W. Crosby
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25365(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
CONS
 1/2 721 60.44% +249 Loser:
LIB
 472 39.56% John S. Cousins

Service: 3 years 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,232 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25425(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 549 44.56% -134 Winner:
LIB
 683 55.44% Walter M. Lea
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 Prince Edward Island
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21671(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
NLCP
 3/6 6,017 39.54% -807 Winner:
LIB
 6,824 44.84% Donald A. MacKinnon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,347 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25464(F) — 13 Feb 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 725 53.82% +103 Loser:
LIB
 622 46.18% Walter M. Lea
After his election:
6 Sep 1923 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25477(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Aug 1926 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 10 months 5 days (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 but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
LC
 4/4 8,123 47.95% -502 Winner:
LIB
 8,625 50.92% John E. Sinclair
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,172 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25500(F) — 13 Feb 2022 21:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 1,220 56.17% Walter M. Lea
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
49
LC
 2/4 9,178 51.36% +411 Loser:
LIB
 8,767 49.06% Robert H. Jenkins

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
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
55
LC
 4/6 7,262 38.73% -3,041 Winner:
LIB
 10,303 54.95% Peter Sinclair

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 22:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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