♂ Alexander B. Macdonald

 Record
37426 · 7649
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
British Columbia 12 8 4
Canada 2 1 1
Total 14 9 5
Birth Death Lived Died in office
21 October 1918
(105 years 6 months ago)
 5 March 2014
(10 years 1 month ago)
 95 years 4 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Malcolm A. MacDonald (1875–1941) Father
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Canada
Days years months days
293 0 9 20
Days years months days
0 0 0 0
Days years months days
293 0 9 20
British Columbia
Days years months days
9,528 26 1 2
Days years months days
1,197 3 3 11
Days years months days
8,331 22 9 23
Total > 
Days years months days
9,821 26 10 20
Days years months days
1,197 3 3 9
Days years months days
8,624 23 7 9
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.
Electoral history
→ 14 recorded electoral participations
→ 15 electoral path points
 		 → 15 documented challengers:
 		 David Barrett  m  (2 runoffs)
Donald C. Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
John F. Browne  m  (2 runoffs)
Norman S. Chamberlist  m 
John H. Forester  m 
Gustav T. Froese  m 
John G. Gould  m  (2 runoffs)
C. Grant MacNeil  m 
Eric C.F. Martin  m  (4 runoffs)
Nigel Morgan  m  (4 runoffs)
Bert Price  m 
Frederick M. Sharp  m 
Homer J. Stevens  m 
Arthur J. Turner  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert A. Williams  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 22		 British Columbia Vancouver-Burrard
15 June 1949 Age:
30		 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General ✗ 3/8 CFF 34.49% 11,037 of 63,679 Elig.: 49,605 Parti.: 64.50%
Winner > PC 63.23% 20,230 (+9,193) Donald C. Brown  m  ( 57 )
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 23		 British Columbia Vancouver-Burrard (A)
12 June 1952 Age:
33		 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General ✗ 2/6 CFF 30.62% 10,037 of 32,775 Elig.: 60,006 Parti.: 57.28%
Winner > SC 27.97% 9,166 (-871) Eric C.F. Martin  m  ( 46 )
ID: 29763(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 24		 British Columbia Vancouver-Burrard (A)
10 June 1953 Age:
34		 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General ✗ 2/6 CFF 31.83% 9,216 of 28,956 Elig.: 53,412 Parti.: 57.74%
Winner > SC 39.81% 11,527 (+2,311) Eric C.F. Martin  m  ( 47 )
ID: 29816(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 25		 British Columbia Vancouver-Burrard
19 September 1956 Age:
37		 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General ✗ 3/11 CFF 29.89% 7,826 of 52,369 Elig.: 52,110 Parti.: 50.83%
Winner > SC 48.97% 12,824 (+4,998) Eric C.F. Martin  m  ( 51 )
ID: 29865(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Federal
Ass.: 23		 British Columbia Vancouver Kingsway
10 June 1957 Age:
38		 → New to Parliament
General ✓ 1/4 CCF 34.33% 9,040 of 26,334 Elig.: 37,463 Parti.: 71.06%
Loser > PC 25.68% 6,762 (-2,278) John F. Browne  m  ( 36 )
ID: 23988(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 0 year 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 24		 British Columbia Vancouver Kingsway
31 March 1958 Age:
39		 Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General ✗ 2/4 CCF 41.98% 11,724 of 27,925 Elig.: 37,463 Parti.: 74.54%
Winner > PC 42.71% 11,928 (+204) John F. Browne  m  ( 37 )
ID: 24254(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 26		 British Columbia Vancouver East
12 September 1960 Age:
41		 → New to this legislature
General ✓ 1/11 CFF 51.10% 25,610 of 73,899 Elig.: 79,471 Parti.: 63.07%
Loser > SC 33.16% 16,622 (-8,988) Frederick M. Sharp  m  ( 49 )
ID: 29912(F) — 23 Apr 2024 06:15 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 17 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 27		 British Columbia Vancouver East
30 September 1963 Age:
44		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/9 NDP 46.79% 20,424 of 87,294 Elig.: 68,402 Parti.: 64.28%
Loser > SC 39.02% 17,031 (-3,393) James M. Kennedy  m 
ID: 29957(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 28		 British Columbia Vancouver East
12 September 1966 Age:
47		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/7 NDP 54.93% 12,502 of 45,521 Elig.: 37,916 Parti.: 60.56%
Loser > SC 37.98% 8,644 (-3,858) James M. Kennedy  m 
ID: 29999(F) — 26 Feb 2024 08:17 ET Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 29		 British Columbia Vancouver East
27 August 1969 Age:
50		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/9 NDP 51.19% 13,006 of 50,810 Elig.: 44,217 Parti.: 57.84%
Loser > SC 39.35% 9,997 (-3,009) Arthur B. Jacobson  m 
ID: 30057(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET Service: 3 years 0 month 2 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 30		 British Columbia Vancouver East
30 August 1972 Age:
53		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/8 NDP 63.44% 16,946 of 53,422 Elig.: 44,294 Parti.: 60.89%
Loser > SC 27.98% 7,473 (-9,473) A.G. David Brown  m 
ID: 30105(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 31		 British Columbia Vancouver East
11 December 1975 Age:
57		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/11 NDP 56.81% 15,918 of 55,462 Elig.: 46,426 Parti.: 60.36%
Loser > SC 37.22% 10,431 (-5,487) Ratomir (Roy) Babic  m 
ID: 30155(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:56 ET Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 32		 British Columbia Vancouver East
10 May 1979 Age:
60		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 2/7 NDP 62.38% 20,670 of 66,270 Elig.: 56,425 Parti.: 59.64%
Loser > SC 32.77% 10,857 (-9,813) Helen D. Boyce  f 
ID: 30205(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 33		 British Columbia Vancouver East
5 May 1983 Age:
64		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 2/7 NDP 59.78% 21,112 of 69,586 Elig.: 50,982 Parti.: 69.27%
Loser > SC 34.05% 12,025 (-9,087) William J. McMartin  m 
ID: 35826(F) — 4 Mar 2022 22:26 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 34		 British Columbia Vancouver East
22 October 1986 Age:
68		 Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > NDP 60.67% 21,555 of 71,052 Robert A. Williams  m  ( 53 )
ID: 35878(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
→ 4 online biographical references
 
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EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): Alexander Barrett Macdonald, M.P. 26 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Alexander Barrett Macdonald, député 26 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia: Alexander Macdonald (British Columbia politician) 26 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia: Alexander Macdonald (homme politique britanno-colombien 26 Aug 2023
Rev.: 26 Aug 2023 @ 14:36 ET
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