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♂ William A. Acorn
aliasWilliam A. Acorn
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 2 5
Birth 10 January 1915 → 109 years + 3 months ago
Lived 51 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 April 1951 → 73 years + 7 days ago
↳ at age 36 years + 3 months
Death 25 May 1966 → 57 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William A. Acorn (1915–1966)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Herbert H. Acorn (1868–1939) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 9 7 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John R. McLean  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,181 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25688(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 1,119 51.31% +57 Loser:
PC
 1,062 48.69% John R. McLean

Service: 4 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25720(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,164 53.76% +163 Loser:
PC
 1,001 46.24% John R. McLean

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25751(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 1,096 48.03% -90 Winner:
PC
 1,186 51.97% John R. McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,309 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25783(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 1,142 49.46% -25 Winner:
PC
 1,167 50.54% John R. McLean
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,140 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
9 February 1965
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25813(F) — 29 Dec 2022 15:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,078 50.37% +16 Loser:
PC
 1,062 49.63% George A. Griffin
After his election:
25 May 1966 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,411 Votes: 2,331 Participation: 96.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
11 July 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25815(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 1,201 53.52% Bruce L. Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Acorn, William A.		 03 Feb 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
William A. Acorn		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Acorn		 03 Feb 2024

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