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♂ Frederick L. Driscoll
aliasFrederick L. Driscoll
Record
17020 · 5669

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 1 4
Birth 18 August 1932 → 91 years + 8 months ago
Lived 68 years + 2 months
First mandate 24 April 1978 → 46 years + 9 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 8 months
Death 27 October 2000 → 23 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 20 April 1986
Special notes
None
 

Frederick L. Driscoll (1932–2000)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ J. Russell Driscoll (1908–1975) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 7 11 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Thomas J. Dunphy  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Levi McNally  m 
 
Eligible: 6,432 Votes: 5,593 Participation: 86.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4772(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/2 3,167 57.63% +839 Loser:
LIB
 2,328 42.37% J. Levi McNally

Service: 11 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,889 Votes: 5,987 Participation: 86.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4740(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/2 3,285 56.67% +773 Loser:
LIB
 2,512 43.33% Gerard Mitchell

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,185 Votes: 6,630 Participation: 81.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2522(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/2 3,500 54.61% +591 Loser:
LIB
 2,909 45.39% Frank Morrison

Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,326 Votes: 7,431 Participation: 89.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2490(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 2/3 3,301 44.90% -321 Winner:
LIB
 3,622 49.27% Thomas J. Dunphy

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Driscoll, M.A., Frederick Leo		 26 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Fred Leo Driscoll		 26 Dec 2023

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