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♂ John Yeo
aliasJohn Yeo
Record
66536 · 5405

Anglican     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Prince Edward Island 6 0 6
Total 8 1 9
Birth 29 July 1837 → 186 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 8 months
Death 14 December 1924 → 99 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 25 days after 19 November 1898
Special notes
None
 
John Yeo (1837–1924)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James Yeo (1827–1903) Brother  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Prince Edward Island (1898–1924) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 8 14
Prince Edward Island 17 9 25 Z
TOTAL 25 6 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 29–31
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 44–53 08 May 1882 — 01 Feb 1891 8 8 24
2. PE 29–31
LIB
 1 Party leader 44–53 20 Jun 1882 — 01 Feb 1891 8 7 12

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 12  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Edward Hackett  m 
⊖ Stanislaus Perry  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George W. Howlan  m 
⊖ James W. Richards  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26441(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
CONS
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26599(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:41 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James W. Richards
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26464(F) — 12 Jul 2023 10:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
FREE
 1/2 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 40
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,108 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26479(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/4 498 89.89% +415 Loser:
CONS
 83 14.98% Robert A. Ellis

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26494(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26509(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,718 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26524(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 759 88.36% +508 Loser:
CONS
 251 29.22% Angus McKinnon
After his election:
1 Feb 1891 53
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,025 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 Prince Edward Island
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19873(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 3,279 54.53% +376 Loser:
CONS
 2,903 48.28% George W. Howlan

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26625(F) — 12 Jul 2023 14:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Alfred McWilliams
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,715 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20161(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 1,916 51.57% +117 Loser:
CONS
 1,799 48.43% Richard A. Hunt
After his election:
19 Nov 1898 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,462 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20229(F) — 11 Nov 2022 18:42 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 3/3 321 9.27% -1,272 Winner:
LC
 1,593 46.01% Edward Hackett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,913 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Prince Edward Island
14 December 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 1,979 50.58% John H. Bell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Yeo, Honourable John		  2 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Yeo, M.P., Senator		  2 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Yeo, député, sénateur		  2 Jun 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Yeo		  2 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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