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♂ Donald MacLennan
aliasDonald MacLennan
Record
38307 · 10151

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 2 March 1877 → 147 years + 1 month ago
Lived 76 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
Death 19 October 1953 → 70 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 8 months after 29 January 1940
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 3 15
Nova Scotia 14 0 8 Z
TOTAL 18 3 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ John C. Bourinot  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James MacDonald  m 
⊖ Moses E. McGarry  m 
⊖ Charles E. McMillan  m 
 		 ⊖ Benjamin A. LeBlanc  m 
⊖ Isaac D. MacDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Malcolm McKay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,753 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18015(F) — 7 Feb 2022 15:02 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/4 2,723 55.83% +449 Loser:
LC
 2,274 46.63% Thomas Gallant

Service: 5 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,964 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18039(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 2,655 53.29% +124 Loser:
LC
 2,531 50.80% Thomas Gallant

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,152 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18058(F) — 6 Oct 2022 08:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/5 3,461 52.63% +818 Loser:
LC
 2,643 40.19% Moses E. McGarry

Service: 4 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,967 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18081(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LC
 4,019 50.34% Hubert M. Aucoin
Eligible: 12,920 Votes: 9,242 Participation: 71.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22106(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 4,296 46.48% -650 Winner:
LC
 4,946 53.52% Isaac D. MacDougall
Eligible: 21,206 Votes: 16,808 Participation: 79.26% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22652(F) — 27 Aug 2023 10:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 9,488 56.45% +4,816 Loser:
LC
 4,672 27.80% Isaac D. MacDougall
After his election:
29 Jan 1940 62
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 3 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,609 Votes: 14,138 Participation: 65.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Nova Scotia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 7,069 50.00% Moses E. McGarry

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Donald MacLennan, M.P., Senator		 27 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Donald MacLennan, député, sénateur		 27 Aug 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
MacLennan, Donald (p. 144)		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald MacLennan		 27 Aug 2023

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