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♂ Alexander Hamilton McDonald
aliasHammy McDonald
Record
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United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 0 5
Birth 16 March 1919 → 105 years + 2 months ago
Lived 61 years
First mandate 24 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 3 months
Death 31 March 1980 → 44 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 10 months after 25 May 1965
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Hamilton (Hammy) McDonald (1919–1980)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1965–1980) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
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School Board ✗
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 16 10 26 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 12–13
LIB
 1 Party leader 35–40 26 Nov 1954 — 23 Sep 1959 4 9 28
2. SK 12–13
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 35–41 10 Feb 1955 — 04 May 1960 5 2 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 10,281 Votes: 8,693 Participation: 84.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31703(F) — 27 Oct 2023 21:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
COLI
 1/2 5,251 60.40% +1,809 Loser:
CCF
 3,442 39.60% Ivan Burden
After his election:
10 Feb 1949 29
COLI
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,275 Votes: 8,653 Participation: 84.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31759(F) — 10 Mar 2022 18:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 4,639 53.61% +625 Loser:
CCF
 4,014 46.39% Edwin Nystrom

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,603 Votes: 8,279 Participation: 86.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31810(F) — 13 Oct 2021 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 3,680 44.45% +1,153 Loser:
CCF
 2,527 30.52% Alfred S. Swanson

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,545 Votes: 8,083 Participation: 84.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31860(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/4 3,245 40.15% +917 Loser:
CCF
 2,328 28.80% Edwin Nystrom

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,825 Votes: 7,625 Participation: 77.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31912(F) — 11 Mar 2022 14:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 4,523 59.32% +1,421 Loser:
NCCF
 3,102 40.68% William F. Goodwin
After his election:
25 May 1965 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,825 Votes: 8,261 Participation: 84.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
30 June 1965
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31942(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 3,033 36.71% E. Franklin (John) Gardner

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
McDonald, Alexander Hamilton (1919-80)		 26 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alexander Hamilton McDonald		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alexander Hamilton McDonald		 26 Apr 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
McDonald, Alexander Hamilton 1919 – 1980 (p. 25)		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Hamilton McDonald		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Hamilton McDonald		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 19:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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