♂ David S.H. MacDonald

United Church   
Record
37490 · 174
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 67%
 
Canada 9 6 3
Birth Death Age Died in office
20 August 1936 0 0000 87 years 8 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Alexa A. McDonough (1944–2022) Domestic partner 1997-2004
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Canada
Days years months days
7,008 19 2 7
Days years months days
2,069 5 8 1
Days years months days
4,939 13 6 10
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31 PC 1 Minister 42–43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
2. CA 31 PC 1 Minister of State/responsible 42–43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
3. CA 31 PC 1 Minister 42–43 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. Status of Women
 3. Communications
Electoral history
→ 9 recorded electoral participations
→ 9 electoral path points
 
→ 9 documented challengers:
 
Frank De Jong  m 
William C. Graham  m  (3 runoffs)
James R.M. Harris  m 
George R. Henderson  m 
Douglas J. Henning  m 
Carroll L. Kadey  m 
John G. (Jack) Layton  m 
John W. MacNaught  m 
Steve Rutchinski  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Federal
Ass.: 27
Prince Edward Island Prince
8 November 1965 Age:
29
→ New to Parliament
General 1/3 PC 51.09% 9,082 of 17,778 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 46.75% 8,312 (-770) John W. MacNaught  m  ( 61 )
ID: 25198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 28
Prince Edward Island Egmont
25 June 1968 Age:
31
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PC 53.52% 7,182 of 13,419 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 44.30% 5,945 (-1,237) J. Melville Campbell  m 
ID: 10053(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 29
Prince Edward Island Egmont
30 October 1972 Age:
36
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 PC 55.78% 7,868 of 14,105 Elig.: 17,439 Parti.: 80.88%
Loser > LIB 40.28% 5,681 (-2,187) George W. Olscamp  m 
ID: 10301(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 30
Prince Edward Island Egmont
8 July 1974 Age:
37
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PC 52.25% 7,583 of 14,514 Elig.: 17,439 Parti.: 83.23%
Loser > LIB 44.25% 6,422 (-1,161) Bill Reese  m 
ID: 10565(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 31
Prince Edward Island Egmont
22 May 1979 Age:
42
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PC 56.07% 8,861 of 15,804 Elig.: 20,842 Parti.: 75.83%
Loser > LIB 39.44% 6,233 (-2,628) Bill Reese  m 
ID: 4508(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 0 year 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 32
Prince Edward Island Egmont
18 February 1980 Age:
43
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/3 PC 42.63% 7,033 of 16,496 Elig.: 20,842 Parti.: 79.56%
Winner > LIB 52.37% 8,639 (+1,606) George R. Henderson  m  ( 44 )
ID: 4226(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Federal
Ass.: 34
Ontario Rosedale
21 November 1988 Age:
52
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
General 1/9 PC 41.36% 22,704 of 54,893 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 41.21% 22,624 (-80) William C. Graham  m  ( 49 )
ID: 3616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 35
Ontario Rosedale
25 October 1993 Age:
57
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/10 PC 21.68% 12,018 of 55,437 Elig.: 90,630 Parti.: 61.71%
Winner > LIB 49.98% 27,707 (+15,689) William C. Graham  m  ( 54 )
ID: 3340(F) — 22 Mar 2022 21:15 ET
Federal
Ass.: 36
Ontario Toronto Centre--Rosedale
2 June 1997 Age:
60
Failed comeback to Parliament
General 2/9 NDP 20.58% 9,597 of 46,642 Elig.: 70,234 Parti.: 67.01%
Winner > LIB 49.19% 22,945 (+13,348) William C. Graham  m  ( 58 )
ID: 3039(F) — 6 Sep 2021 14:54 ET
→ 3 online biographical references
 
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EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. David Samuel Horne MacDonald, P.C., M.P. 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. David Samuel Horne MacDonald, C.P., député 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia: David MacDonald (Canadian politician) 14 Apr 2024
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 @ 13:49 ET
Gen.: 26 Apr 2024 @ 06:40 ET