Melvin James McQuaid | |
|---|---|
 Official 1968 portrait | |
| MLA (Councillor) for1st Kings | |
| In office 1 September 1959 – 10 December 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Brenton St. John |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. MacDonald |
| In office 4 December 1972 – 1 July 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel J. MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | James Bernard Fay |
| Member of Parliament forKing's | |
| In office 8 November 1965 – 25 June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | John Mullally |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament forCardigan | |
| In office 25 June 1968 – 1 September 1972 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. MacDonald |
| Leader of theProgressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office 2 February 1973 – 1 July 1976 | |
| Preceded by | George Key |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd MacPhail(interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1911-09-06)6 September 1911 |
| Died | 16 January 2001(2001-01-16) (aged 89) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Catherine Handrahan (m. 15 September 1947, predeceased)[1] |
| Profession | lawyer, clerk |
Melvin James McQuaid (6 September 1911 – 16 January 2001) was aProgressive Conservative party member of theHouse of Commons of Canada. He was born inSouris, Prince Edward Island and became a lawyer and clerk by career.
McQuaid attendedSaint Dunstan's University,St. Francis Xavier University andDalhousie Law School.[1]
In 1957, he became town clerk for Souris.[1] He served in provincial politics as a Councillor of theLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for1st Kings District from 1959 to 1962, including functions as provincial treasurer and Attorney General.[1]
He was first elected at theKing's riding in the1965 general election, and re-elected at theCardigan riding in the1968 election.
After serving his terms in the27th and28th Canadian Parliaments, McQuaid returned to provincial politics to become leader of the provincial Progressive Conservative party which was the Opposition party. He once again became a Councillor for the 1st Kings electoral district from 1972 until 1976. After leaving provincial office, McQuaid was appointed a judge of theSupreme Court of Prince Edward Island. After his retirement from the court in 1981, he served on theNational Parole Board.[2][3]
| 1968 Canadian federal election:Cardigan | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melvin McQuaid | 5,717 | 49.53 | |||||
| Liberal | John Mullally | 5,623 | 48.75 | |||||
| New Democratic | Spurgeon Joseph Hazelden | 203 | 1.76 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 11,543 | 100.00 | ||||||
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