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♂ Eugene P. Cullen
aliasEugene P. Cullen
Record
13741 · 5568

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 3 7
Birth 7 August 1905 → 118 years + 8 months ago
Lived 89 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 July 1944 → 79 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 11 months
Death 9 July 1995 → 28 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 10 months after 31 August 1959
Special notes
None
 
Eugene P. Cullen (1905–1995)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas R. Cullen (1904–1984) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 15 1 17 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 46
LIB
 1 Speaker 42–43 11 Dec 1947 — 14 Jan 1949 1 1 3

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ J. Russell Driscoll  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
10 July 1944
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25647(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 5 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,596 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25678(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,393 53.66% +190 Loser:
PC
 1,203 46.34% John J. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,530 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25713(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,373 54.27% +216 Loser:
PC
 1,157 45.73% John J. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,808 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25745(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,587 56.52% +366 Loser:
PC
 1,221 43.48% J. Russell Driscoll

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,902 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25776(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,443 49.72% -16 Winner:
PC
 1,459 50.28% J. Russell Driscoll
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,128 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25808(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 1,530 48.91% -68 Winner:
PC
 1,598 51.09% J. Russell Driscoll
Eligible: 3,594 Votes: 3,318 Participation: 92.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25840(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 1,460 47.50% -154 Winner:
PC
 1,614 52.50% J. Russell Driscoll

Online biographical references (3)

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

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