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♂ Ernest Henry Strong
aliasErnest Henry Strong
Record
59453 · 5571

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 1 4 5
Total 1 5 6
Birth 26 September 1886 → 137 years + 7 months ago
Lived 74 years + 10 months
First mandate 15 September 1943 → 80 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 11 months
Death 7 August 1961 → 62 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 3 months after 1 May 1945
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Henry Strong (1886–1961)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Heath E. Strong (1882–1950) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 1 7 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ C. Cleveland Baker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lorne H. MacFarlane  m 
⊖ Forrest W. Phillips  m 
 		 ⊖ Walter E. Darby  m 
⊖ John W. MacNaught  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,582 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25636(F) — 14 Feb 2022 15:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
PC
 1/2 868 54.87% +154 Loser:
LIB
 714 45.13% Walter E. Darby
After his election:
1 May 1945 58
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,839 Votes: 15,534 Participation: 82.46% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Prince Edward Island
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23275(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
58
PC
 2/3 7,277 46.85% -69 Winner:
LIB
 7,346 47.29% John W. MacNaught
Eligible: inc. Votes: 620 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
19 December 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25650(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 569 91.77% Morley M. Bell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,577 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25672(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
PC
 2/3 1,093 42.41% -336 Winner:
LIB
 1,429 55.45% Lorne H. MacFarlane
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,681 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25705(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
PC
 2/2 1,210 45.13% -261 Winner:
LIB
 1,471 54.87% C. Cleveland Baker
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,109 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25733(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
PC
 2/2 1,038 49.22% -33 Winner:
LIB
 1,071 50.78% Forrest W. Phillips
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,092 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25768(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
72
PC
 2/2 1,355 43.82% -382 Winner:
LIB
 1,737 56.18% C. Cleveland Baker

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Strong, O.B.E., M.C., V.D., K.C., Ernest Henry		 17 Mar 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Ernest Henry Strong		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernest Strong		 17 Mar 2024

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