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♂ Aubin-Edmond Arsenault
aliasAubin-Edmond Arsenault
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 0 5
Birth 28 July 1870 → 153 years + 9 months ago
Lived 97 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 November 1908 → 115 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 27 April 1968 → 56 years ago
Exit → Death 46 years + 11 months after 1 May 1921
Special notes
None
 
Aubin-Edmond Arsenault (1870–1968)
© Photo c.1918 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Joseph-Félix Arsenault (1865–1947) Brother  
⊖ Joseph-Octave Arsenault (1828–1897) Father  
⊖ Francis (François) Gallant (1841–1905) Father-in-law
 
Well that's interesting!
When Arsenault, a Conservative, was named premier of Prince Edward Island on June 21, 1917, he was the first Acadian in any province to reach that position.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 12 4 6 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 38–39
CONS
 1 Party leader 46–50 21 Jun 1917 — 30 Apr 1921 3 10 9
2. PE 38
CONS
 1 Premier 46–48 21 Jun 1917 — 23 Jul 1919 2 1 2
3. PE 39
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 48–50 24 Jul 1919 — 30 Apr 1921 1 9 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph-Félix H. Arsenault  m 
 		 ⊖ Jeremiah Blanchard  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,175 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25322(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 628 53.45% +81 Loser:
LIB
 547 46.55% Joseph-Félix H. Arsenault
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 41
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,236 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25358(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 724 58.58% +212 Loser:
LIB
 512 41.42% John J. McNally

Service: 3 years 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,317 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25388(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 720 54.67% +123 Loser:
LIB
 597 45.33% J.E. Arsenault
After his election:
21 Jun 1917 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
25 July 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25407(F) — 15 Oct 2022 14:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,323 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25422(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 713 53.89% +103 Loser:
LIB
 610 46.11% Jeremiah Blanchard
After his election:
1 May 1921 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 932 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
30 August 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25445(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
CONS
 521 55.90% Adrian F. Arsenault

Online biographical references (5)

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.])
Arsenault, LL.D., M.A., Honourable Aubin Edmond		 03 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Aubin Edmond Arsenault		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Aubin Edmond Arsenault		 03 Feb 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Aubin Edmond Arsenault		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Aubin-Edmond Arsenault		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Aubin-Edmond Arsenault		 03 Feb 2024

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