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♂ Harvey D. MacEwen
aliasHarvey D. MacEwen
Record
37796 · 5481

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 5 7
Birth 8 February 1860 → 164 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 15 September 1915 → 108 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 7 months
Death 28 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 8 months after 24 June 1927
Special notes
None
 

Harvey D. MacEwen (1860–1938)
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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
Prince Edward Island 7 9 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Harry H. Cox  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur Peters  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert N. Cox  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,030 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17425(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 515 50.00% 0 Winner:
LIB
 515 50.00% Arthur Peters
Eligible: inc. Votes: 965 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25310(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 2/2 432 44.77% -101 Winner:
LIB
 533 55.23% Robert N. Cox
Eligible: inc. Votes: 987 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25376(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 498 50.46% +9 Loser:
LIB
 489 49.54% Robert N. Cox

Service: 3 years 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,050 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25410(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 482 45.90% -86 Winner:
LIB
 568 54.10% Robert N. Cox
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,541 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Prince Edward Island
24 July 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25449(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
CONS
 1/2 841 54.57% +141 Loser:
LIB
 700 45.43% Robert N. Cox

Service: 3 years 11 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,615 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25485(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
CONS
 2/2 656 40.62% -303 Winner:
LIB
 959 59.38% Harry H. Cox
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,837 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25520(F) — 10 Oct 2023 19:46 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
71
CONS
 2/2 848 46.16% -141 Winner:
LIB
 989 53.84% Harry H. Cox

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Harvey David MacEwen		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacEwen, Harvey David		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Harvey David MacEwen		 27 Dec 2023

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