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♂ John E. Williams
aliasJohn E. Williams
Record
65312 · 5663

Church of Christ   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Birth 5 September 1920 → 103 years + 7 months ago
Lived 67 years + 8 months
First mandate 24 April 1978 → 46 years + 9 days ago
↳ at age 57 years + 7 months
Death 4 June 1988 → 35 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 1 month after 22 April 1979
Special notes
None
 

John E. Williams (1920–1988)
No photo available
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 0 11 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Gilbert R. Clements  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
PC
 1/2 1,273 50.48% +24 Loser:
LIB
 1,249 49.52% Gilbert R. Clements

Service: 11 months 29 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
PC
 2/2 1,255 47.66% -123 Winner:
LIB
 1,378 52.34% Gilbert R. Clements

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Willams, John Elliot		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John (Johnnie) Williams		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Elliot Williams		 27 Dec 2023

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