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♂ J. Russell Perry
aliasJ. Russell Perry
Record
49203 · 5648

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 0 4
Birth 1 June 1915 → 108 years + 11 months ago
Lived 65 years + 7 months
First mandate 11 May 1970 → 53 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 11 months
Death 23 January 1981 → 43 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
J. Russell Perry (1915–1981) 200x256
© 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 10 8 11 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 54
LIB
 1 Speaker 62–63 24 Apr 1978 — 22 Apr 1979 0 11 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 5,478 Votes: 5,067 Participation: 92.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25858(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 2,953 61.65% +1,116 Loser:
PC
 1,837 38.35% Clifford Bernard

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,034 Votes: 5,162 Participation: 85.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25894(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 3,141 63.61% +1,519 Loser:
PC
 1,622 32.85% David E. Harper

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,403 Votes: 5,573 Participation: 87.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4757(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 2,977 55.07% +548 Loser:
PC
 2,429 44.93% David E. Harper

Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,664 Votes: 5,691 Participation: 85.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4725(F) — 29 Dec 2022 14:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 3,051 55.00% +555 Loser:
PC
 2,496 45.00% Gerald J. Keough
After his election:
23 Jan 1981 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 9 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,073 Votes: 5,720 Participation: 80.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2507(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 2,748 50.11% Robert J. Morrissey

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Perry, J. Russell		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
J. Russell Perry		 26 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Russell Perry (politician)		 26 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Dec 2023 23:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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