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♂ George E. Saville
aliasGeorge E. Saville
Record
55224 · 5551

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 7 2 9
Birth 18 November 1880 → 143 years + 5 months ago
Lived 80 years + 5 months
First mandate 23 July 1935 → 88 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 8 months
Death 6 May 1961 → 62 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George E. Saville (1880–1961) 200x209
© 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 25 9 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Leslie S. Hunter  m 
⊖ James D. Stewart  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ David L. Mathieson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,152 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Prince Edward Island
25 June 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25492(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 569 49.39% -14 Winner:
CONS
 583 50.61% James D. Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Prince Edward Island
6 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25527(F) — 13 Feb 2022 21:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 519 42.33% -188 Winner:
CONS
 707 57.67% James D. Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,261 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25562(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 756 59.95% +251 Loser:
CONS
 505 40.05% J. Reid Underhay

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,186 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25593(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 671 56.58% +156 Loser:
CONS
 515 43.42% David L. Mathieson

Service: 4 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,204 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25626(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 623 51.74% +42 Loser:
PC
 581 48.26% Albert Griffin

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,383 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25662(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/2 778 56.25% +173 Loser:
PC
 605 43.75% Fred C. Johnson

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,298 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25697(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/2 789 60.79% +280 Loser:
PC
 509 39.21% J. Reid Underhay

Service: 4 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,271 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25729(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
LIB
 1/2 777 61.13% +283 Loser:
PC
 494 38.87% A.H. Stewart

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,351 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25760(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
78
LIB
 1/2 676 50.04% +1 Loser:
PC
 675 49.96% Leslie S. Hunter
After his election:
6 May 1961 80
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,391 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
17 July 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25782(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
80		 Successor:
LIB
 714 51.33% George J. Ferguson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Saville, George Edward		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George Edward Saville		 26 Dec 2023

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