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♂ Peter Gavin
aliasPeter Gavin
Record
22392 · 6350

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 2 4
Birth 15 October 1847 → 176 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 November 1878 → 145 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 31 years
Death 22 February 1931 → 93 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 48 years + 9 months after 7 May 1882
Special notes
None
 

Peter Gavin (1847–1931)
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 3 5 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Nicholas Conroy  m 
⊖ Stanislaus F. Perry  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Matheson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26611(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 5 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,318 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26478(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LC
 1/3 497 75.42% +93 Loser:
CONS
 404 61.31% James White

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,973 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26493(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
LC
 3/4 682 45.86% -229 Winner:
LIB
 911 61.26% John A. Matheson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,039 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26508(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 3/3 980 64.47% -12 Winner:
LIB
 992 65.26% John A. Matheson

Online biographical references (3)

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

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