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♂ Frank S. Myers
aliasFrank S. Myers
Record
45581 · 5604

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 2 7
Birth 22 February 1908 → 116 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years
First mandate 26 April 1951 → 73 years + 7 days ago
↳ at age 43 years + 2 months
Death 15 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 10 months after 10 May 1970
Special notes
None
 
Frank S. Myers (1908–1975) 200x232
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John H. Myers (1880–1956) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 16 11 0 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 50
PC
 1 Speaker 56–58 03 Jan 1965 — 29 May 1966 1 4 26

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ E. Jean Canfield  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ W. F.-Alan Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ Frederic A. Large  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,982 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25708(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/2 1,493 50.07% +4 Loser:
LIB
 1,489 49.93% Frederic A. Large

Service: 4 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,974 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25740(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:19 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PC
 2/2 1,413 47.51% -148 Winner:
LIB
 1,561 52.49% W. F.-Alan Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,795 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
4 July 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25750(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
PC
 1/2 1,543 55.21% +291 Loser:
LIB
 1,252 44.79% Howard Wood

Service: 2 years 1 month 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,979 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25771(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/2 1,542 51.76% +105 Loser:
LIB
 1,437 48.24% Stephen MacLeod

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,968 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25803(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/2 1,540 51.89% +112 Loser:
LIB
 1,428 48.11% Stephen MacLeod

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,865 Votes: 2,604 Participation: 90.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25835(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/2 1,306 52.45% +122 Loser:
LIB
 1,184 47.55% E. Jean Canfield

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,958 Votes: 2,746 Participation: 92.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25868(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
PC
 2/2 1,180 44.85% -271 Winner:
LIB
 1,451 55.15% E. Jean Canfield

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Myers, Frank Sheldon		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Frank Sheldon Myers		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Frank Myers (politician)		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 22:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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