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♂ Donald McKay
aliasDonald McKay
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 2 6
Birth 13 January 1836 → 188 years + 4 months ago
Lived 58 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 7 months
Death 2 January 1895 → 129 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 21 days after 12 December 1893
Special notes
None
 

Donald McKay (1836–1895)
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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 13 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Donald Farquharson  m  (5 runoffs)
⊖ William S. McNeill  m 
 		 ⊖ William Laird  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph Wise  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,981 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26469(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
FREE
 1/4 840 56.34% +138 Loser:
FREE
 702 47.08% John Longworth
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 42
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,476 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26484(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/4 704 56.87% +111 Loser:
CONS
 593 47.90% Francis Bain

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,200 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26499(F) — 6 Jan 2023 13:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 2/4 814 50.88% +2 Loser:
LIB
 812 50.75% William Laird

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,612 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26514(F) — 6 Jan 2023 13:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 3/4 952 52.71% -1 Winner:
LIB
 953 52.77% Joseph Wise
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,599 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26529(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:45 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LC
 2/4 923 51.28% +4 Loser:
LIB
 919 51.06% Joseph Wise
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 55
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,589 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26555(F) — 5 Jan 2023 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 743 46.76% -103 Winner:
LIB
 846 53.24% Joseph Wise

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
McKay, Donald		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Donald McKay		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald McKay (politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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