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♂ Thomas Kelly
aliasThomas Kelly
Record
31287 · 6341

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Birth c. October 1833 → 190 years + 7 months ago
Lived ± 59 years
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 39 years
Death c. 1893 → 131 years ago
Exit → Death ± 17 years + 11 months after 1 February 1875
Special notes
None
 

Thomas Kelly (c.1833–c.1893)
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 1 10 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Lefurgey  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Angus McMillan  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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±39
CONS
 2/3 376 75.65% +177 Loser:
IND
 199 40.04% ? Vickerson
After his election:
1 Feb 1875 ±41
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
11 February 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26602(F) — 13 Feb 2022 13:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±41		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. James C. Pope
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
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±45
CONS
 4/4 328 47.40% -23 Winner:
CONS
 351 50.72% John Lefurgey

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 15:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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