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♂ John C. Underhay
aliasJohn C. Underhay
Record
62508 · 6357

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 2 5
Birth 15 January 1829 → 195 years + 3 months ago
Lived 90 years + 9 months
First mandate 9 April 1879 → 145 years + 24 days ago
↳ at age 50 years + 2 months
Death 23 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 12 December 1893
Special notes
None
 

John C. Underhay (1829–1919)
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 10 7 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ William Hooper  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ James R. MacLean  m 
⊖ John P. Sullivan  m 
 		 ⊖ Lauchlin MacDonald  m 
⊖ Anthony McLaughlin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William W. Sullivan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,858 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26473(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 479 51.56% +37 Loser:
LIB
 442 47.58% James R. MacLean

Service: 3 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,298 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26489(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 4/5 400 34.81% -169 Winner:
LC
 569 49.52% William W. Sullivan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,418 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26504(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:52 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
CONS
 2/4 684 56.58% +186 Loser:
LIB
 498 41.19% William Hooper

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,413 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26519(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CONS
 2/4 627 51.95% +50 Loser:
LIB
 577 47.80% William Hooper
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 62
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 720 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26536(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 257 35.69% -206 Winner:
LIB
 463 64.31% Anthony McLaughlin

Online biographical references (3)

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

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