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♂ J. Elmer Blanchard
aliasElmer Blanchard
Record
5308 · 5639

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 1 3
Birth 6 March 1927 → 97 years + 1 month ago
Lived 43 years + 6 months
First mandate 30 May 1966 → 57 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 2 months
Death 20 September 1970 → 53 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
J. Elmer Blanchard (1927–1970)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939) Grandfather  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 4 3 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ M. Alban Farmer  m 
 		 ⊖ A. Walthen Gaudet  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,376 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25812(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 2,420 45.01% -536 Winner:
PC
 2,956 54.99% M. Alban Farmer
Eligible: 7,591 Votes: 6,430 Participation: 84.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25844(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 2,925 52.64% +293 Loser:
PC
 2,632 47.36% A. Walthen Gaudet

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,921 Votes: 7,473 Participation: 83.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25877(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 4,714 65.60% +2,242 Loser:
PC
 2,472 34.40% Mary McQuaid
After his election:
20 Sep 1970 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,921 Votes: 5,329 Participation: 59.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
23 November 1970
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25880(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 3,197 59.99% Peter A. McNeil

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Blanchard, Q.C., J. Elmer		 17 Apr 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
J. Elmer Blanchard		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Elmer Blanchard		 17 Apr 2024

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