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♂ John Macdonald
aliasJohn Macdonald
Record
37613 · 5251

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 27 December 1824 → 199 years + 4 months ago
Lived 65 years + 1 month
First mandate 21 May 1875 → 148 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 4 months
Death 4 February 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 4 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
John Macdonald (1824–1890) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
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 3 3 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert A. Harrison  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Hay  m 
 
Eligible: 4,746 Votes: 2,525 Participation: 53.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17698(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
ILIB
 2/2 1,048 41.50% -429 Winner:
CONS
 1,477 58.50% Robert A. Harrison
Eligible: 4,747 Votes: 2,513 Participation: 52.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32669(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LC
 1,439 57.26% John Wallis
Eligible: 4,366 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
21 May 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18955(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
ILIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,973 Votes: 2,824 Participation: 56.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19100(F) — 25 Nov 2023 18:05 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
ILIB
 2/2 1,141 41.16% -490 Winner:
LC
 1,631 58.84% Robert Hay

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Macdonald, Senator		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Macdonald, sénateur		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Macdonald (Canadian politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 17:53 (but data presented dynamically)

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