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♂ Ronald W. MacKinley
aliasRonald W. MacKinley
Record
38126 · 5684

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 9 1 10
Birth 24 August 1947
Age 76 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 December 1985 → 38 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 9 years + 15 days ago (3 May 2015)
Special notes
None
 
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© Photo 2015 CBC — 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
Prince Edward Island 29 4 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 61
LIB
 1 Party leader 52–55 17 Apr 2000 — 04 Apr 2003 2 11 18
2. PE 61
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 52–55 17 Apr 2000 — 04 Apr 2003 2 11 18

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
1 documented challenger
⊖ R. Lloyd G. MacPhail  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,499 Votes: 6,159 Participation: 82.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2516(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:33 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 2,771 46.29% -444 Winner:
PC
 3,215 53.71% R. Lloyd G. MacPhail
Eligible: 7,499 Votes: 5,856 Participation: 78.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
2 December 1985
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25926(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 2,629 44.89% +198 Loser:
PC
 2,431 41.51% Leonard Cusack

Service: 4 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,875 Votes: 6,984 Participation: 88.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2484(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 3,516 50.71% +528 Loser:
PC
 2,988 43.10% Leonard Cusack

Service: 3 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,260 Votes: 6,936 Participation: 83.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
58		 Prince Edward Island
29 May 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2452(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 4,105 61.10% +1,492 Loser:
PC
 2,613 38.90% Willard MacPhail

Service: 3 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,656 Votes: 7,234 Participation: 83.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Prince Edward Island
29 March 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2420(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 4,043 56.62% +1,314 Loser:
PC
 2,729 38.22% Brian Dollar

Service: 3 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,432 Votes: 3,802 Participation: 85.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
60		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2396(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 1,958 51.69% +352 Loser:
PC
 1,606 42.40% Brian Dollar

Service: 3 years 4 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,602 Votes: 3,834 Participation: 83.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
61		 Prince Edward Island
17 April 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2369(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 1,830 47.86% +157 Loser:
PC
 1,673 43.75% Donna Lank

Service: 3 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,888 Votes: 4,037 Participation: 82.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
62		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2342(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 2,506 62.38% +1,103 Loser:
PC
 1,403 34.93% Donna Bulter

Service: 3 years 7 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,650 Votes: 2,840 Participation: 77.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
63		 Prince Edward Island
28 May 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2315(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 1,761 62.31% +853 Loser:
PC
 908 32.13% Margaret Duffy

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,770 Votes: 2,678 Participation: 71.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
64		 Prince Edward Island
3 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6544(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 1,686 63.46% +930 Loser:
PC
 756 28.45% Logan Hogan

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,839 Votes: 3,130 Participation: 81.53% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
65		 Prince Edward Island
4 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7187(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 1,444 46.28% J. Heath MacDonald

Online biographical references (5)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid [Eds.])
MacKinley, Ronald "Ronnie" William		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacKinley, Ronald		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Ronald MacKinley		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ron MacKinley		 27 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Ron MacKinley		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 21:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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