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♂ Kenneth C. MacDonald
aliasKenneth C. MacDonald
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 7 3 10
Total 7 4 11
Birth 11 July 1872 → 151 years + 10 months ago
Lived 73 years + 4 months
First mandate 14 September 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 19 November 1945 → 78 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 20 0 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Martin Burrell  m 
⊖ Price Ellison  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur O. Cochrane  m 
⊖ William F. Kennedy  m 
 
Eligible: 2,371 Votes: 1,628 Participation: 68.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28901(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 2/3 643 39.50% -250 Winner:
LC
 893 54.85% Price Ellison
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,059 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21028(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:49 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 2/3 1,962 32.38% -1,889 Winner:
CONS
 3,851 63.56% Martin Burrell
Eligible: 3,346 Votes: 2,209 Participation: 66.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29014(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 1,261 57.08% +313 Loser:
LC
 948 42.92% Price Ellison

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,033 Votes: 3,807 Participation: 75.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29225(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,037 53.51% +267 Loser:
UFBC
 1,770 46.49% William F. Laidman

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,531 Votes: 4,103 Participation: 74.18% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29270(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 1,362 33.20% +292 Loser:
PROV
 1,070 26.08% Richard J. Coltart
After his election:
6 Sep 1924 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,531 Votes: 3,890 Participation: 70.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
24 September 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29329(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 1,844 47.40% -202 Winner:
LC
 2,046 52.60% Arthur O. Cochrane
Eligible: 5,531 Votes: 4,224 Participation: 76.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
9 June 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29331(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,951 46.19% -322 Winner:
CONS
 2,273 53.81% William F. Kennedy
Eligible: 6,200 Votes: 4,882 Participation: 78.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29412(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 2,322 48.01% +676 Loser:
NPIG
 1,646 34.04% Matthew Hassen

Service: 3 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,495 Votes: 5,189 Participation: 79.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29450(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/3 2,689 52.64% +970 Loser:
CONS
 1,719 33.65% Gordon Lindsay

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,443 Votes: 5,978 Participation: 80.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29535(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/3 2,508 42.52% +188 Loser:
CONS
 2,320 39.33% Gordon Lindsay
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 69
LIB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,600 Votes: 5,104 Participation: 67.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29584(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
 1/3 2,990 59.78% +1,408 Loser:
CFF
 1,582 31.63% Leonard W. Wood
After his election:
19 Nov 1945 73
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,600 Votes: 4,635 Participation: 60.99% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
19 December 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30217(F) — 23 Sep 2022 11:40 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 2,853 61.55% Charles W. Morrow

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Kenneth C. MacDonald		  4 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Kenneth C. MacDonald		  4 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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