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♂ George R. McMahon
aliasGeorge R. McMahon
Record
42247 · 5632

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 1 6
Birth 30 May 1929 → 94 years + 11 months ago
Lived 89 years + 7 months
First mandate 8 November 1976 → 47 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 5 months
Death 25 January 2019 → 5 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 7 months after 5 June 1986
Special notes
None
 
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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 9 6 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ T. Earle Hickey  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,278 Votes: 4,259 Participation: 80.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25902(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:12 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 2/2 1,700 41.49% -697 Winner:
LIB
 2,397 58.51% T. Earle Hickey
Eligible: 5,278 Votes: 3,442 Participation: 65.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
8 November 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25919(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/2 2,131 61.91% +820 Loser:
LIB
 1,311 38.09% George W. Olscamp

Service: 1 year 5 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,281 Votes: 4,260 Participation: 80.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4781(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/2 2,334 55.66% +475 Loser:
LIB
 1,859 44.34% Wally MacGillivray

Service: 11 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,513 Votes: 4,140 Participation: 75.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4749(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/2 2,882 71.39% +1,727 Loser:
LIB
 1,155 28.61% James Grant

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,014 Votes: 4,115 Participation: 68.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2531(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/2 2,483 61.89% +954 Loser:
LIB
 1,529 38.11% James Grant

Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,722 Votes: 4,581 Participation: 80.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2499(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 2,499 55.57% +781 Loser:
LIB
 1,718 38.20% Michael Gallant
After his election:
5 Jun 1986 57
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 month 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,722 Votes: 3,893 Participation: 68.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
10 November 1986
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25927(F) — 28 Aug 2023 12:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 1,696 43.57% Andrew Walker

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Hon. George R. McMahon		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
McMahon, Q.C., Honourable George Rudolph		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George Rudolph McMahon		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George McMahon (politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 20:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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