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♂ Roderick C. MacDonald
aliasRoderick C. MacDonald
Record
37682 · 13652

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 2 5
Birth c. November 1885 → 138 years + 6 months ago
Lived ± 92 years
First mandate 21 October 1941 → 82 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 55 years
Death 18 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 3 months after 11 June 1952
Special notes
None
 

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 10 7 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William L. Hartley  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lyle Wicks  m 
 		 ⊖ David W. Strachan  m 
⊖ Ernie Winch  m 
 
Eligible: 20,000 Votes: 13,538 Participation: 67.69% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29430(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±51
BCSC
 5/7 644 4.80% -5,264 Winner:
CFF
 5,908 44.03% Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch
Eligible: 11,602 Votes: 8,183 Participation: 70.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  10 Dec 1942
ID: 29523(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±55
CONS
 1/3 2,995 37.13% +456 Loser:
CFF
 2,539 31.48% Thomas G. MacKenzie
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 ±56
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 ±57
CONS
 →
PC
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 13,117 Votes: 8,635 Participation: 65.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29572(F) — 23 Sep 2022 08:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±59
PC
 1/2 4,586 53.71% +633 Loser:
CFF
 3,953 46.29% William L. Hartley

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,191 Votes: 16,903 Participation: 76.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29613(F) — 24 Jul 2023 19:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±63
PC
 1/3 8,127 49.08% +523 Loser:
CFF
 7,604 45.92% William L. Hartley
After his election:
19 Jan 1952 ±66
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
19 Jan 1952 ±66
PC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,416 Votes: 20,288 Participation: 74.00% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29736(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±66
PC
 4/4 2,233 11.46% -5,367 Winner:
SC
 7,600 39.00% Lyle Wicks

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Roderick Charles MacDonald		 18 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Roderick Charles MacDonald		 18 Sep 2023

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