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♂ Alexander W. Matheson
aliasAlexander W. Matheson
Record
40021 · 5566

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 6 1 7
Birth 11 June 1903 → 120 years + 10 months ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 7 November 1940 → 83 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 4 months
Death 3 March 1976 → 48 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 1 December 1965
Special notes
None
 
Alexander W. Matheson (1903–1976) 200x250
© 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 20 9 23 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 47–50
LIB
 1 Party leader 49–62 25 May 1953 — 10 Dec 1965 12 6 15
2. PE 47–48
LIB
 1 Premier 49–56 25 May 1953 — 31 Aug 1959 6 3 6
3. PE 49–50
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 56–62 01 Sep 1959 — 10 Dec 1965 6 3 9

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ R. Reginald Bell  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ N. Murdock McGowan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,250 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25616(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,142 50.76% +34 Loser:
CONS
 1,108 49.24% R. Reginald Bell

Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,430 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25640(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 1,163 47.86% -40 Winner:
PC
 1,203 49.51% R. Reginald Bell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,679 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25660(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 871 51.88% +63 Loser:
PC
 808 48.12% N. Murdock McGowan

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,669 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25695(F) — 14 Feb 2022 15:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,005 60.22% +341 Loser:
PC
 664 39.78% Frank D. MacFarlane

Service: 4 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,668 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25727(F) — 30 Sep 2021 23:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,173 70.32% +678 Loser:
PC
 495 29.68% William Whiteway

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,779 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25758(F) — 30 Sep 2021 23:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,022 57.45% +265 Loser:
PC
 757 42.55% N. Murdock McGowan

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,811 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25790(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 1,068 58.97% +325 Loser:
PC
 743 41.03% William Whiteway
After his election:
1 Dec 1965 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,261 Votes: 1,991 Participation: 88.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25822(F) — 13 Jul 2023 01:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 1,093 57.23% W. Keir Clark

Online biographical references (4)

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

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