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♂ Matthew MacLean
aliasMatthew MacLean
Record
38265 · 10126

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 13 December 1879 → 144 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 October 1937 → 86 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 10 months
Death 7 April 1953 → 71 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 15 5 16

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John M. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 17,542 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
18 October 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,252 Votes: 13,579 Participation: 70.53% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22922(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 6,326 46.59% +1,170 Loser:
NATG
 5,156 37.97% John M. Macdonald

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,402 Votes: 14,222 Participation: 73.30% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Nova Scotia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23182(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 5,895 41.45% +454 Loser:
PC
 5,441 38.26% John M. Macdonald

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,727 Votes: 16,748 Participation: 73.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23443(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/3 9,461 56.84% +4,378 Loser:
PC
 5,083 30.54% Thomas P. Slaven
After his election:
7 Apr 1953 73
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,593 Votes: 15,861 Participation: 67.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23743(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 9,535 60.53% William M. Buchanan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew MacLean, M.P.		 27 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Matthew MacLean, député		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Matthew MacLean		 27 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Aug 2023 09:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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