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♂ Heath Edward Strong
aliasHeath Edward Strong
Record
59454 · 5542

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 3 5
Birth 21 August 1882 → 141 years + 8 months ago
Lived 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 26 November 1950 → 73 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 11 months after 10 December 1947
Special notes
None
 
Heath Edward Strong (1882–1950)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Ernest H. Strong (1886–1961) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 8 2 10 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 42
CONS
 1 Speaker 51–52 15 Jan 1934 — 22 Jul 1935 1 6 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ C. Cleveland Baker  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Horace Wright  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,598 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25534(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,884 52.36% +170 Loser:
LIB
 1,714 47.64% Horace Wright

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,881 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25569(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 1,620 41.74% -641 Winner:
LIB
 2,261 58.26% C. Cleveland Baker
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,769 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25600(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 1,871 49.64% -27 Winner:
LIB
 1,898 50.36% C. Cleveland Baker
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,383 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25633(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
PC
 1/3 1,651 48.80% +105 Loser:
LIB
 1,546 45.70% C. Cleveland Baker

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,715 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25669(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
PC
 2/3 1,630 43.88% -176 Winner:
LIB
 1,806 48.61% C. Cleveland Baker

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Strong, Heath Edward		 17 Mar 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Heath Edward Strong		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Heath Strong		 17 Mar 2024

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