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♂ James Matthew Lee
aliasJames Lee
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 2 6
Birth 29 March 1937 → 87 years + 1 month ago
Lived 86 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 February 1975 → 49 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 10 October 2023 → 6 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 5 months after 20 April 1986
Special notes
None
 
James Matthew Lee (1937–2023)
© Photo 2023 CBC — Fair trade
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 11 1 28 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 55–57
PC
 1 Party leader 44–50 17 Nov 1981 — 12 Nov 1987 5 11 26
2. PE 55–56
PC
 1 Premier 44–49 17 Nov 1981 — 20 Apr 1986 4 5 3

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Wayne D. Cheverie  m 
 		 ⊖ George A. Proud  m 
 
Eligible: 9,926 Votes: 7,771 Participation: 78.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25913(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 2/3 3,003 39.81% -689 Winner:
LIB
 3,692 48.95% George A. Proud
Eligible: 9,926 Votes: 5,381 Participation: 54.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
17 February 1975
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25916(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
PC
 1/4 2,343 43.54% +93 Loser:
LIB
 2,250 41.81% David McLane

Service: 3 years 2 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,127 Votes: 8,403 Participation: 82.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4783(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/3 4,246 51.42% +708 Loser:
LIB
 3,538 42.84% Edward Watters

Service: 11 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,748 Votes: 8,442 Participation: 78.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4751(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/4 4,968 60.05% +2,131 Loser:
LIB
 2,837 34.29% Art Walsh

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,631 Votes: 8,498 Participation: 73.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2533(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
PC
 1/3 5,274 63.07% +2,432 Loser:
LIB
 2,842 33.99% John Richard

Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,574 Votes: 9,957 Participation: 86.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2501(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
49
PC
 2/3 4,458 45.48% -385 Winner:
LIB
 4,843 49.40% Wayne D. Cheverie

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Lee, P,C., Honourable James Matthew		 14 Apr 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James Matthew Lee		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Lee (Canadian politician)		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Matthew Lee		 14 Apr 2024

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