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♂ Gilbert R. Clements
aliasGilbert R. Clements
Record
11522 · 5644

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 7 1 8
Birth 11 September 1928 → 95 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 2 months
First mandate 11 May 1970 → 53 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 27 November 2012 → 11 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 2 months after 30 August 1995
Special notes
None
 
Gilbert R. Clements (1928–2012) 200x251
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — 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 24 3 14 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 55
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 52–53 13 Apr 1981 — 23 Oct 1981 0 6 10
2. PE 55
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 52–53 13 Apr 1981 — 31 Dec 1981 0 8 18

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Douglas McGowan  m 
 		 ⊖ John E. Williams  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,574 Votes: 2,397 Participation: 93.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25855(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,324 58.35% +379 Loser:
PC
 945 41.65% Douglas McGowan

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,877 Votes: 2,529 Participation: 87.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25891(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,619 66.74% +812 Loser:
PC
 807 33.26% Bert J. Hankoop

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,904 Votes: 2,594 Participation: 89.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4774(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 1,249 49.52% -24 Winner:
PC
 1,273 50.48% John E. Williams
Eligible: 3,041 Votes: 2,721 Participation: 89.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4742(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,378 52.34% +123 Loser:
PC
 1,255 47.66% John E. Williams

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,299 Votes: 2,711 Participation: 82.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2524(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,487 59.36% +469 Loser:
PC
 1,018 40.64% Scot MacPherson

Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,306 Votes: 2,962 Participation: 89.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2492(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 1,706 59.03% +522 Loser:
PC
 1,184 40.97% George Beck

Service: 3 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,345 Votes: 2,714 Participation: 81.14% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
58		 Prince Edward Island
29 May 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2460(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 1,906 71.36% +1,141 Loser:
PC
 765 28.64% Edith Daly

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,467 Votes: 2,808 Participation: 80.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Prince Edward Island
29 March 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2414(F) — 15 Feb 2022 20:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/3 1,618 58.52% +706 Loser:
PC
 912 32.98% Philip Curley
After his election:
30 Aug 1995 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 5 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,713 Votes: 2,457 Participation: 90.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
60		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2395(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 1,309 53.58% Patrick G. Binns

Online biographical references (5)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid [Eds.])
Clements, Honourable O.P.E.I., Gilbert Ralph		 26 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Clements, Honourable Gilbert Ralph		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Gilbert Ralph Clements		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gilbert Clements		 26 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Gilbert Clements		 26 Dec 2023

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