Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Daniel Joseph MacDonald
aliasDaniel MacDonald
Record
37485 · 346

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 86%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Prince Edward Island 3 0 3
Total 6 1 7
Birth 23 July 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Lived 62 years + 2 months
1st mandate 10 December 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 4 months
Death 30 September 1980 → 44 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Daniel Joseph MacDonald (1918–1980)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — 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 7 2 0
Prince Edward Island 9 5 21 Z
TOTAL 16 7 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 29–30
LIB
1 Minister 54–60 27 Nov 1972 — 03 Jun 1979 6 6 7
2. CA 32
LIB
2 Minister 61–62 03 Mar 1980 — 30 Sep 1980 0 6 27
 1. Veterans Affairs
 2. Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
Wilbur MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
Aquinas Ryan  m 
 
Melvin McQuaid  m 
 
Kings 1st - Councillor
Elig. inc. Votes: 1,898 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Provincial
50
Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25784(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
1/2 973 51.26% +48 Loser:
PC
925 48.74% Melvin J. McQuaid

Service:
3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Kings 1st - Councillor
Elig. 2,411 Votes: 2,336 Partic.: 96.89%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
51
Prince Edward Island
11 July 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25816(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
1/2 1,228 54.60% +207 Loser:
PC
1,021 45.40% Peter J. MacAulay

Service:
3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Kings 1st - Councillor
Elig. 2,785 Votes: 2,600 Partic.: 93.36%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
52
Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25849(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:37 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
1/2 1,333 53.90% +193 Loser:
PC
1,140 46.10% Peter J. MacAulay
After his election:
15 Jul 1972 53
LIB
Vac.
Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 4 days (Gov't)
Cardigan
Elig. 14,803 Votes: 12,410 Partic.: 83.83%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Federal
29
Prince Edward Island
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10300(F) — 30 Sep 2021 17:00 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
1/3 5,528 44.54% +417 Loser:
PC
5,111 41.18% Alfred K. Fraser

Service:
1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Kings 1st - Councillor
Elig. 2,785 Votes: 2,421 Partic.: 86.93%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
52
Prince Edward Island
4 December 1972
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25881(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54
Successor:
PC
1,271 52.50% Melvin J. McQuaid
Cardigan
Elig. 14,803 Votes: 12,887 Partic.: 87.06%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Federal
30
Prince Edward Island
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10564(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
1/4 6,958 53.99% +1,529 Loser:
PC
5,429 42.13% Leo J. Walsh

Service:
4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Cardigan
Elig. 20,965 Votes: 17,083 Partic.: 81.48%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Federal
31
Prince Edward Island
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4507(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
2/3 7,972 46.67% -247 Winner:
PC
8,219 48.11% Wilbur B. MacDonald
Cardigan
Elig. 20,965 Votes: 17,917 Partic.: 85.46%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Federal
32
Prince Edward Island
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4225(F) — 30 Jan 2022 12:08 ET
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
61
LIB
1/4 8,590 48.18% +584 Loser:
PC
8,006 44.90% Wilbur B. MacDonald
After his election:
30 Sep 1980 62
LIB
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Cardigan
Elig. 20,965 Votes: 16,653 Partic.: 79.43%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Federal
32
Prince Edward Island
13 April 1981
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10869(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Deceased
Age
62
Successor:
LIB
8,166 49.04% W. Bennett Campbell

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
MacDonald, P.C., Honourable Sergeant and Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Joseph
28 Oct 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Daniel Joseph MacDonald, P.C., M.P.
28 Oct 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Daniel Joseph MacDonald, C.P., député
28 Oct 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Daniel Joseph MacDonald
28 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
Daniel J. MacDonald
28 Oct 2024
FR Wikipédia
Daniel Joseph MacDonald
28 Oct 2024


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