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♂ Thomas J. Kickham
aliasThomas J. Kickham
Record
31693 · 5434

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 44%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Total 4 5 9
Birth 11 March 1901 → 123 years + 1 month ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 15 September 1943 → 80 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death 1 December 1974 → 49 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 5 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Thomas J. Kickham (1901–1974) 200x239
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — 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 7 11 11
Prince Edward Island 5 7 28 Z
TOTAL 13 7 9

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Thomas J. Dunphy  m 
⊖ John A. Macdonald  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Peter A. MacIsaac  m 
 		 ⊖ Augustine A. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Margaret M. Macdonald  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John R. McLean  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,121 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
8 February 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25614(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 1,060 49.98% -1 Winner:
CONS
 1,061 50.02% John R. McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,512 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25618(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 889 58.80% +344 Loser:
PC
 545 36.04% Arthur F. McQuaid

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,769 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25654(F) — 14 Feb 2022 15:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 914 51.67% +59 Loser:
PC
 855 48.33% Augustine A. Macdonald
After his election:
15 May 1949 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 5 months 4 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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 5,079 53.12% +597 Loser:
PC
 4,482 46.88% John A. Macdonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
18 July 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25685(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 1,018 57.64% J. Brenton St. John
Eligible: 10,514 Votes: 9,175 Participation: 87.26% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Prince Edward Island
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23837(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 4,750 52.07% +377 Loser:
PC
 4,373 47.93% John A. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,191 Votes: 8,903 Participation: 87.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Prince Edward Island
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24121(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/3 4,146 46.95% -452 Winner:
PC
 4,598 52.07% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: 10,191 Votes: 8,902 Participation: 87.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Prince Edward Island
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24387(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:10 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 3,884 43.63% -1,134 Winner:
PC
 5,018 56.37% John A. Macdonald
Eligible: 10,191 Votes: 8,781 Participation: 86.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Prince Edward Island
29 May 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24496(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 4,309 49.07% -163 Winner:
PC
 4,472 50.93% Margaret M. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,398 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Prince Edward Island
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24664(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 4,383 46.64% -165 Winner:
PC
 4,548 48.39% Margaret M. Macdonald

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.])
Kickham, Honourable Thomas Joseph		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Joseph Kickham, M.P., Senator		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Joseph Kickham, député, sénateur		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Thomas Joseph Kickham		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Joseph Kickham		 25 Dec 2023

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