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♂ J. Brenton St. John
aliasJ. Brenton St. John
Record
58511 · 5582

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Birth 11 January 1910 → 114 years + 3 months ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 July 1949 → 74 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 6 months
Death 16 April 2001 → 23 years ago
Exit → Death 41 years + 7 months after 31 August 1959
Special notes
Died in British Columbia in 2001.
 

J. Brenton St. John (1910–2001)
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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 10 1 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Melvin J. McQuaid  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
18 July 1949
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25685(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,018 57.64% +270 Loser:
PC
 748 42.36% Melvin J. McQuaid

Service: 1 year 9 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,784 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25689(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 924 51.79% +64 Loser:
PC
 860 48.21% Melvin J. McQuaid

Service: 4 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,775 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25721(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 956 53.86% +137 Loser:
PC
 819 46.14% Melvin J. McQuaid

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,813 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25752(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 847 46.72% -119 Winner:
PC
 966 53.28% Melvin J. McQuaid

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
St. John, John Brenton		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Brenton St. John		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Brenton St. John		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 19:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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