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♂ John W. Jones
aliasJohn W. Jones
Record
30482 · 5561

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 5 0 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 14 April 1878 → 146 years ago
Lived 75 years + 11 months
First mandate 23 July 1935 → 88 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 3 months
Death 31 March 1954 → 70 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 months + 6 days after 25 May 1953
Special notes
None
 
John W. Jones (1878–1954) 200x261
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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 17 9 28 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 44–47
LIB
 1 Party leader 65–75 11 May 1943 — 24 May 1953 10 0 13
2. PE 44–47
LIB
 1 Premier 65–75 11 May 1943 — 24 May 1953 10 0 13

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Donald A. MacKinnon  m 
⊖ John E. Sinclair  m 
 		 ⊖ John H. Myers  m 
⊖ Matthew W. Wood  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 Prince Edward Island
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21671(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
PROG
 6/6 1,883 12.37% -4,941 Winner:
LIB
 6,824 44.84% Donald A. MacKinnon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,981 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Prince Edward Island
23 July 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25580(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 1,131 57.09% +281 Loser:
CONS
 850 42.91% A.H. MacDougald

Service: 3 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 970 50.92% +35 Loser:
CONS
 935 49.08% Matthew W. Wood

Service: 4 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 1,023 53.23% +124 Loser:
PC
 899 46.77% Matthew W. Wood

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
69
LIB
 1/2 1,040 51.16% +47 Loser:
PC
 993 48.84% Matthew W. Wood

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
73
LIB
 1/2 1,149 55.27% +219 Loser:
PC
 930 44.73% Matthew W. Wood
After his election:
25 May 1953 75
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,539 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
10 September 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25718(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
75		 Successor:
LIB
 1,087 70.63% Harold P. Smith

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.])
Jones, LL.D., D.C.L., M.A., Honourable John Walter		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Walter Jones, Senator		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Walter Jones, sénateur		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Walter Jones		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Walter Jones		 25 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Walter Jones		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 21:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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