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♂ William D. Stewart
aliasWilliam D. Stewart
Record
59137 · 6330

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 2 5
Birth 15 August 1839 → 184 years + 8 months ago
Lived ± 43 years
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 33 years + 7 months
Death c. 31 December 1882 → 141 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death ± 3 years + 8 months after 8 April 1879
Special notes
None
 

William D. Stewart (1839–c.1882)
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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 5 11 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Donald Cameron  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Peter Sinclair  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,939 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26449(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 2/6 741 50.41% +295 Loser:
CONS
 446 30.34% Donald Cameron

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,053 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
ID: 26468(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
FREE
 1/4 815 53.37% +38 Loser:
FREE
 777 50.88% James Holmes
After his election:
31 Aug 1876 37
FREE
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
21 September 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26607(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
FREE
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 38
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,238 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26483(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 3/4 495 44.24% -136 Winner:
LC
 631 56.39% Donald Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,121 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26498(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 3/5 720 46.12% -13 Winner:
LIB
 733 46.96% Peter Sinclair

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Stewart, William Dunbar		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Willam D. Stewart		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Dunbar Stewart		 27 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Dunbar Stewart		 27 Dec 2023

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