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♂ George W. McPhee
aliasGeorge W. McPhee
Record
42527 · 5456

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Total 5 2 7
Birth 17 November 1880 → 143 years + 5 months ago
Lived 91 years
First mandate 8 February 1911 → 113 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 2 months
Death 23 November 1971 → 52 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 7 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
George W. McPhee (1880–1971) 200x247
© Photo 1936 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 14 4 22
Prince Edward Island 0 10 23 Z
TOTAL 15 3 15

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Jacob Benson  m 
⊖ John Hnatyshyn  m 
⊖ Alan C. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ John H. Buntain  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John F. Reid  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,607 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
8 February 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25341(F) — 13 Jul 2023 00:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 820 51.03% +33 Loser:
CONS
 787 48.97% John H. Buntain
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 30
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 25 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,610 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25366(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
LIB
 2/2 765 47.52% -80 Winner:
CONS
 845 52.48% John H. Buntain
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,417 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21483(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:56 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
37
UNIO
 2/2 2,370 43.75% -677 Winner:
UNIL
 3,047 56.25% John F. Reid
Eligible: 14,251 Votes: 7,493 Participation: 52.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Saskatchewan
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22036(F) — 26 Jun 2023 15:35 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 3,702 49.41% +1,123 Loser:
PROG
 2,579 34.42% Alan C. Stewart
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 45
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,251 Votes: 7,542 Participation: 52.92% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Saskatchewan
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22280(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 4,421 58.62% +1,300 Loser:
PROG
 3,121 41.38% Roy D. Loucks

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,388 Votes: 12,293 Participation: 79.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Saskatchewan
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22554(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 6,887 56.02% +1,481 Loser:
IND
 5,406 43.98% Robert Barbour

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,206 Votes: 15,743 Participation: 67.84% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22826(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 7,491 47.58% +3,362 Loser:
CCF
 4,129 26.23% Jacob Benson

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,724 Votes: 20,168 Participation: 78.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Saskatchewan
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23102(F) — 5 Sep 2022 23:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
CCF
 7,658 37.97% George H. Castleden

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.])
McPhee, K.C., George Washington		 27 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Washington McPhee, M.P.		 27 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Washington McPhee, député		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George W. McPhee		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Washington McPhee		 27 Dec 2023

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