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♂ Newton L. Mackay
aliasNewton L. Mackay
Record
38000 · 5101

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Birth c. 1832 → 192 years ago
Lived ± 54 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 40 years
Death 20 May 1886 → 137 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 8 months after 16 September 1878
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
Canada 6 1 26

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Murray Dodd  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh McLeod  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William McDonald  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ James McKeagney  m 
⊖ William M. McLeod  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,092 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18496(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±40
CONS
 1/4 1,240 60.61% +308 Loser:
LC
 932 45.55% Hugh McLeod
After his election:
5 Mar 1873 ±41
CONS
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
5 Nov 1873 ±41
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,820 Votes: 3,495 Participation: 61.97% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18728(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±42
LIB
 2/3 1,136 64.99% +28 Loser:
LC
 1,108 63.39% Hugh McLeod

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,702 Votes: 6,017 Participation: 81.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19014(F) — 1 Sep 2023 17:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±46
LIB
 3/4 1,153 38.32% -898 Winner:
CONS
 2,051 68.16% William McDonald
Eligible: 3,702 Votes: 2,759 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
23 October 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19612(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±47
LIB
 2/3 866 31.39% -228 Winner:
LC
 1,094 39.65% William M. McLeod
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19210(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:57 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±50
LIB
 4/5 1,013 36.14% -224 Winner:
CONS
 1,237 44.13% Murray Dodd
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
3 July 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19662(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:31 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
±52
LIB
 2/2 1,245 47.16% -150 Winner:
LC
 1,395 52.84% Hector F. McDougall

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Newton LeGayet Mackay, M.P.		 26 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Newton LeGayet Mackay, député		 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Newton LeGayet Mackay		 26 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Aug 2023 17:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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