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♂ Matthew W. Wood
aliasMatthew W. Wood
Record
66039 · 5546

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 5 6
Birth 2 March 1879 → 145 years + 2 months ago
Lived 90 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 5 months
Death 10 May 1969 → 54 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 9 months after 22 July 1935
Special notes
None
 
Matthew W. Wood (1879–1969) 200x237
© 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
Prince Edward Island 3 11 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Russell C. Clark  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John W. Jones  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,001 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25542(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 1,678 55.91% +355 Loser:
LIB
 1,323 44.09% Russell C. Clark

Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,254 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25577(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 1,442 44.31% -370 Winner:
LIB
 1,812 55.69% Russell C. Clark
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,905 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25611(F) — 14 Feb 2022 14:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
CONS
 2/2 935 49.08% -35 Winner:
LIB
 970 50.92% John W. Jones
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,922 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25644(F) — 30 Sep 2021 23:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
PC
 2/2 899 46.77% -124 Winner:
LIB
 1,023 53.23% John W. Jones
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,033 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25680(F) — 30 Sep 2021 23:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
PC
 2/2 993 48.84% -47 Winner:
LIB
 1,040 51.16% John W. Jones
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,079 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25715(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
72
PC
 2/2 930 44.73% -219 Winner:
LIB
 1,149 55.27% John W. Jones

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Wood, Matthew Worland		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Matthew Worland Wood		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Matthew W. Wood		 27 Dec 2023

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