Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas V. Grant
aliasThomas V. Grant
Record
24173 · 5426

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Prince Edward Island 1 0 1
Total 4 1 5
Birth 21 December 1876 → 147 years + 4 months ago
Lived 90 years
First mandate 25 June 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 24 December 1966 → 57 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 5 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
Thomas V. Grant (1876–1966) 200x304
© Photo 1945 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 8 10
Prince Edward Island 2 11 4 Z
TOTAL 16 7 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Augustine A. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
Hugh F. MacPhee  m  (2 runoffs)
 
John A. Macdonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41
Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25488(F) — 13 Feb 2022 20:56 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
1/2 643 50.16% +4 Loser:
CONS
639 49.84% Hugh F. MacPhee
After his election:
30 May 1930 53
LIB
Vac.
Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,253 Votes: 9,110 Participation: 88.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Prince Edward Island
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22466(F) — 25 Jan 2022 20:32 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
2/2 4,391 48.20% -328 Winner:
LC
4,719 51.80% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,372 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42
Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25523(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54
Successor:
CONS
793 57.80% Hugh F. MacPhee
Eligible: 11,536 Votes: 9,654 Participation: 83.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18
Prince Edward Island
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22738(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
1/3 5,895 61.06% +2,385 Loser:
LC
3,510 36.36% Augustine A. Macdonald

Service:
4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,461 Votes: 9,078 Participation: 79.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19
Prince Edward Island
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23014(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
1/2 4,997 55.05% +916 Loser:
NATG
4,081 44.95% Augustine A. Macdonald

Service:
5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,415 Votes: 9,254 Participation: 81.07% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20
Prince Edward Island
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23274(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
LIB
1/3 4,655 50.30% +373 Loser:
PC
4,282 46.27% Hugh F. MacPhee

Service:
4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,078 Votes: 9,626 Participation: 86.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21
Prince Edward Island
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23535(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72
Successor:
LIB
5,079 53.12% Thomas J. Kickham

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.])
Grant, M.D., C.M., Honourable Thomas Vincent
25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Vincent Grant
25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Vincent Grant
25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Thomas V. Grant
25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Vincent Grant
25 Dec 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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