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♂ John D. McKenzie
aliasJohn D. McKenzie
Record
41775 · 10220

United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 1 December 1889 → 134 years + 5 months ago
Lived 62 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 August 1933 → 90 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 28 April 1952 → 72 years ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 6 months after 22 October 1945
Special notes
None
 

John D. McKenzie (1889–1952)
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Middleton, Nova Scotia
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
Nova Scotia 12 1 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Hanson T. Dowell  m 
⊖ Harry T. MacKenzie  m 
⊖ Lloyd Shaw  m 
 		 ⊖ Obediah P. Goucher  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George C. Nowlan  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18099(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 4/4 3,450 48.43% -195 Winner:
LC
 3,645 51.17% Harry T. MacKenzie
Eligible: 10,077 Votes: 8,959 Participation: 88.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18119(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 4,917 55.35% +950 Loser:
LC
 3,967 44.65% Obediah P. Goucher

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,832 Votes: 8,734 Participation: 80.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18147(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 4,977 57.35% +1,275 Loser:
LC
 3,702 42.65% James E. Morse

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,538 Votes: 7,104 Participation: 67.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18181(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 4,292 60.60% +1,502 Loser:
LC
 2,790 39.40% Hanson T. Dowell

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,238 Votes: 8,323 Participation: 74.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
43		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18209(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 4,880 59.06% Henry D. Hicks
Eligible: 36,360 Votes: 28,518 Participation: 78.43% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
13 December 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23377(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 12,469 43.72% -1,588 Winner:
PC
 14,057 49.29% George C. Nowlan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
McKenzie, John Douglas (p. 139)		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John D. McKenzie		 10 Mar 2024

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