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♂ John Lefurgey
aliasJohn Lefurgey
Record
35383 · 6340

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 6 0 6
Total 6 1 7
Birth 17 March 1825 → 199 years + 1 month ago
Lived 66 years + 1 month
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 5 May 1891 → 132 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 3 months after 29 January 1890
Special notes
None
 

John Lefurgey (1825–1891)
No image available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alfred A. Lefurgey (1871–1934) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 16 8 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ John F. Gillis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Kelly  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Stanislaus F. Perry  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward Hackett  m 
⊖ Angus McMillan  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ James Yeo  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 994 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26447(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/3 419 84.31% +220 Loser:
IND
 199 40.04% ? Vickerson

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,687 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26467(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
FREE
 2/4 545 64.57% +237 Loser:
DENO
 308 36.49% Richard A. Hunt
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 52
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,383 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26482(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 2/4 351 50.72% +18 Loser:
LIB
 333 48.12% Alexander Allan

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,650 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26497(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 2/4 435 52.73% +26 Loser:
LIB
 409 49.58% Angus McMillan

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,796 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26512(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CONS
 1/4 514 57.24% +54 Loser:
LIB
 460 51.22% Angus McMillan
After his election:
4 Feb 1887 61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 8 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19521(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
CONS
 4/4 2,600 45.08% -388 Winner:
LIB
 2,988 51.80% Stanislaus F. Perry
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26620(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 10 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,845 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26527(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
CONS
 475 51.46% David Rogers

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Lefurgey, John		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Lefurgey		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Lefurgey		 25 Dec 2023

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