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♂ Donald McGillivray
aliasDonald McGillivray
Record
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Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 2 December 1838 → 185 years + 10 months ago
Lived 75 years
1st mandate 22 May 1878 → 146 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 5 months
Death 13 December 1913 → 110 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 4 months after 22 July 1882
Special notes
None
 

Donald McGillivray (1838–1913)
No image 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
British Columbia 4 2 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
7 documented challengers
⊖ William Armstrong  m 
⊖ Wellington Harris  m 
⊖ William Ladner  m 
⊖ John Robson  m 
 		 ⊖ Ebenezer Brown  m 
⊖ James Kennedy  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James Orr  m  (2 runoffs)
 
New Westminster
Elig. 395 Votes: 589 Partic.: 74.56%
 !!! 
 Can.: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
29 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28627(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
REF
 3/5 117 39.66% -36 Winner:
GOV
 153 51.86% William J. Armstrong
New Westminster
Elig. 679 Votes: 700 Partic.: 51.55%
 !!! 
 Can.: 5
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28647(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
GOV
 1/5 202 57.71% +49 Loser:
OPPO
 153 43.71% James Orr
After his election:
23 May 1878 39
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
New Westminster
Elig. 704 Votes: 708 Partic.: 50.28%
 !!! 
 Can.: 6
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28664(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
OPPO
 168 47.46% James Orr
New Westminster
Elig. 1,377 Votes: 2,249 Partic.: 54.44%
 !!! 
 Can.: 10
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28686(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:53 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
47
OPPO
 5/10 331 44.13% -27 Winner:
OPPO
 358 47.73% James Orr

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Donald McGillivray		  8 Sep 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald McGillivray (politician)		  8 Sep 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2024 19:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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