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♂ J. David Stewart
aliasJ. David Stewart
Record
59052 · 5623

Presbyterian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Birth 21 August 1910 → 113 years + 8 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 September 1959 → 64 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years
Death 5 December 1988 → 35 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 10 May 1970
Special notes
None
 
J. David Stewart (1910–1988) 200x222
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Creelman MacArthur (1874–1943) Father-in-law
⊖ James D. Stewart (1874–1933) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 10 8 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ B. Earle MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ G. Allison MacDonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,010 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25779(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
PC
 1/2 5,116 51.11% +222 Loser:
LIB
 4,894 48.89% B. Earle MacDonald

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,371 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25811(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/2 5,700 54.96% +1,029 Loser:
LIB
 4,671 45.04% C.M. McLean

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,139 Votes: 5,182 Participation: 84.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25846(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/2 2,530 53.91% +367 Loser:
LIB
 2,163 46.09% B.E. (Mrs.) MacDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,461 Votes: 6,493 Participation: 87.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25878(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 2/2 2,419 39.46% -1,292 Winner:
LIB
 3,711 60.54% G. Allison MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Stewart, C.D., D.S.O., E.D., Lieutenant-Colonel John David		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
J. David Stewart		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
J. David Stewart		 26 Dec 2023

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